ION PROPULSION TESTS

Britain's QinetiQ has started commercially operating its ion propulsion chamber, with the first customer, French engine manufacturer Snecma, using the facility to test Hall Effect Thrusters. The chamber will also be used to test QinetiQ's own Gridded Ion Engine design, as well as for propulsion...

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