ENERGY EFFICIENT
NASA will rely on a cold-gas thruster that consumes less than 1 watt of electricity at peak operations for its Space Technology 5 smallsat constellation testbed. Built by Marotta Controls Inc. of Montville, N.J., the thrusters weigh less than 70 grams and produce thrust in the 0.105-2.360-Newton...
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