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NASA’s new Hall-effect thruster could unlock small spacecraft revolution
The new propulsion system, the NASA-H71M sub-kilowatt Hall-effect thruster, will be used for planetary exploration as well as ...
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Ion Thrusters: Not Just For TIE Fighters Anymore
However, when applied over a great deal of time in the vacuum of ... stream of the thruster to ensure the spacecraft doesn’t end up with a net negative charge. Hall Effect thrusters replace ...
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AI technique predicts Hall thruster power for spacecraft with high accuracy
Professor Wonho Choe of the Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering developed an artificial intelligence technique that can predict the thrust performance of Hall Effect ion thrusters (i.e ...