In anticipation of future deep-space missions, NASA has awarded a US$67 million, 36-month contract to Redmond, Washington-based Aerojet Rocketdyne to design and develop an Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS). Based on previous ion thrusters like prototype NEXT and the Dawn mission to the asteroid Ceres, the new propulsion system could used to supply a future manned Mars mission.
.. Continue Reading NASA taps Aerojet Rocketdyne for new space propulsion systemCategory: Space
Tags: Related Articles:
- SpaceX completes development testing of SuperDraco engines
- Can Dan Gurney’s Moment-Cancelling engine breathe new life into internal combustion?
- NASA looks to DARPA's deep web search technology for future spacecraft data analysis
- Improved ion engines will open up the outer Solar System
- Dawn orbits dwarf planet Ceres
- Apollo 11 rocket engine recovery confirmed
from Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine http://ift.tt/1MLsDwx
No comments:
Post a Comment