MICROTHRUSTER FLIGHT TEST

A tiny microthruster designed for use on micro-, nano- and pico-satellites has had a successful hot-fire test on a suborbital sounding rocket. Based on micro-electromechanical systems that use silicon chip fabrication technology to create tiny structures, the microthruster is smaller than a small...

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