Europe's Smart-1 Sets Up Future SEP Missions

Credit: CFHT
Scientific data from Europe's Smart-1 lunar-orbiting technology testbed are still under study, but the operational feedback will help the European Space Agency plan future missions beyond Earth orbit. Chief among those lessons is the utility of solar-electric propulsion (SEP) in moving spacecraft...

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