Ion engine and hall thruster development at the NASA Glenn Research Center

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The NASA Hall thruster program at the Glenn Research Center currently supports a number of tasks related to high power thruster development for a number of customers including the Energetics Program, the Space Solar Power Program, and the In-space Propulsion Program.

High power (>>kW) thruster development is being emphasized because NASA's longrange goal for the development of ion engine technology is the demonstration of operation at 30 kW and above []. Work in investigated the feasibility of much higher power (> Ion Engine and Hall Thruster Development at the NASA Glenn Research Center NASA's Glenn Research Center has been selected to lead development of NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) system.

The central feature of the NEXT system is an electric propulsion thruster (EPT) that inherits the knowledge gained through the NSTAR thruster that successfully propelled Deep Space 1 to asteroid Braille and comet Borrelly, while significantly increasing the thruster power D/abstract. Ion engine and hall thruster development at the nasa glenn research center (OCoLC) Microfiche version: Ion engine and hall thruster development at the NASA Glenn Research Center (OCoLC) Material Type: Document, Government publication, National government publication, Internet resource: Document Type: Internet Resource, Computer Abstract NASA's Glenn Research Center has been selected to lead development of NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) system.

The central feature of the NEXT system is an electric propulsion thruster (EPT) that inherits the knowledge gained through the NSTAR thruster that successfully propelled Deep Space 1 to asteroid Braille and comet Borrelly, while significantly increasing the thruster D.

Two major ion-development activities at Glenn--the High Power Electric Propulsion (HiPEP) ion engine and NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT)--continue to make advances. Another thruster developed at Glenn, the NASAM Hall thruster, is the largest ion thruster NASA's X3 ion thruster smashes records in test firings of three Mars engine prototypes currently in development.

in July and August this year in a vacuum chamber at the NASA Glenn Research   Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory Facility Manager: Mike McVetta [email protected] Test Facility Management Branch Branch Chief: Deborah L.

Waters @ Using Our Facilities. NASA’s Glenn Research Center provides ground test facilities to industry, government, and ://   Fundamentals of Electric Propulsion: Ion and Hall Thrusters March The research described in this publication was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service   In the recent demonstration conducted at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Ohio, the X3 broke records for the maximum power output, thrust and operating current achieved by a Hall thruster NASA’s New Ion Thruster Breaks Records, Could Take Humans to Mars Capable of record-breaking speeds and highly efficient, the X3 Hall thruster is our best bet yet for a trip to the red planet Ion engine and hall thruster development at the nasa glenn research center (OCoLC) Online version: Domonkos, Matthew T.

Ion engine and hall thruster development at the NASA Glenn Research Center (OCoLC) Material Type: Government publication, National government publication, Internet resource: Document Type: Book, Internet Resource   Two major ion-development activities at Glenn-the High Power Electric Propulsion (HiPEP) ion engine and NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT)-continue to make advances.

Another thruster developed at Glenn, the NASAM Hall thruster, is the largest ion thruster In a series of tests carried out at NASA Glenn from July to August of this year, the X3 trounced the record for thrust produced by an ion thruster, pumping out newtons of force, a more than 60   SP 1 Electric Propulsion Research and Development at NASA George Schmidt(1), David Jacobson(1), Michael Patterson(1), Gani Ganapathi(2), John Brophy(2), and Richard Hofer(2) (1)NASA Glenn Research Center, Brookpark Rd., Cleveland, OH USA (2)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA USA KEYWORDS: electric propulsion, ion thruster, The next-generation ion engine that may one day send American astronauts to Mars has passed a major milestone.

Working in coordination with NASA engineers from Glenn Research and the Jet Abstract. NASA's Glenn Research Center has been selected to lead development of NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) system. The central feature of the NEXT system is an electric propulsion thruster (EPT) that inherits the knowledge gained through the NSTAR thruster that successfully propelled Deep Space 1 to asteroid Braille and comet Borrelly, while significantly increasing the thruster In a recent test at NASA's Glenn Research Center, the X3 Hall-effect ion engine broke the previous thrust and power records established by a Hall-effect :// Based largely on research and development performed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and complemented with scores of tables, figures, homework problems, and references, Fundamentals of Electric Propulsion: Ion and Hall Thrusters is an indispensable textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students who are preparing to enter the  › Books › Engineering & Transportation › Engineering.

Kaufman’s ion thruster is one of the most influential and far-reaching technologies to ever come out of the center. With roots in Kaufman’s work, Glenn researchers continue to refine this technology and develop the next generation of long-duration spaceflight capabilities.

Dr. Harold Kaufman passed away in January DocumentsPerformance of 8 cm Pyrolytic-Graphite Ion Thruster Optics: ICOPSNEXT: Extending Ion Engine Technology to NEXT and Beyond: ICOPSLIF: LIF Density Measurement Calibration Using a Reference Cell: IMECE Ion Engine and Hall Thruster Development at the NASA Glenn Research Center: TM Carbon-Based Ion Optics A Hall thruster works by accelerating the plasma exhaust to extremely high speeds.

The process starts with a current of electrons spiraling through a circular ://