Keywords:ion thruster; electric propulsion; plasma density
Publisher:Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2005.
Citation:2005 AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, Tuscon, AZ, July 10-13, 2005
Abstract:
The successful performance of the NSTAR ion thruster in Deep Space 1 mission, coupled with the recently completed 30,032 hour life test of the flight spare thruster, has accelerated with the implementation of electric propulsion in NASA missions.
