Russian-built Hall thruster tested aboard NRO satellite
A Hall thruster built near Moscow has been tested repeatedly on a U.S. National Reconnaissance Office satellite, demonstrating the electric-propulsion system can be used for station keeping and reboost on future spacecraft. The Electric Propulsion Demonstration Module (EPDM) was operated by the U.S...
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