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NEXT - Ion thruster

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: e-son91-01002

Image Size 300 DPI: 27 * 21 cm

NASA Glenn has been developing the next generation of ion thrusters for future missions. NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) Project has developed a 7-kilowatt ion thruster that can provide the capabilities needed in the future.

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2009 - ASTRONOMY - ENGINE - ION - PROPULSION - SPACE - SPACECRAFT - SPACEPROBE -