Propulsion

NASA Responds to Sobering Review of Psyche Mission and Entire Jet Propulsion Lab

NASA Responds to Sobering Review of Psyche Mission and Entire Jet Propulsion Lab

An independent review of the problems that delayed the launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission also revealed broad institutional problems at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Caltech. JPL is struggling with an unprecedented overwhelming workload, and its resources are clearly spread too thinly. Psyche was originally scheduled to launch with Artemis 1 on August …

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Improved performance of electrodeless plasma thrusters for space propulsion

Improved performance of electrodeless plasma thrusters for space propulsion

The magnetic nozzle RF plasma thruster operated in a Mega hpt vacuum chamber at Tohoku University. Credit: Kazunori Takahashi A researcher at Tohoku University has increased the performance of a high-powered electrodeless plasma thruster, bringing us one step closer to exploring deeper in space. Innovations in ground transportation technologies, such as cars, trains, and planes, …

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