NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) is currently leading the development of multiple electric propulsion systems to flight readiness. The Advanced Electric Propulsion System is a 12.5 kW Hall thruster system that is being developed by the Solar Electric Propulsion Technology Demonstration Mission (SEP TDM) project, under the sponsorship of the Space Technology Mission Directorate. NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster-Commercial (NEXT-C) is 7 kW class gridded ion thruster system that being developed under the sponsorship of the Science Mission Directorate. NASA GRC is also providing electric propulsion discipline support to the Power and Propulsion Element and the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) missions, which will be the first applications for these technologies, respectively. Lower technology readiness level (TRL) projects are underway for applications including CubeSats, small spacecraft and Mars exploration vehicles. Under the sponsorship of the Small Spacecraft Technology Program, NASA GRC has performed numerous independent verification and validation tests of CubeSat class electric propulsion systems in support of a growing number of small US businesses that are developing these systems. Lastly, three technology development efforts focused on 100 kW EP strings led by Aerojet Rocketdyne, Ad Astra and MSNW were recently completed.


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    Title :

    Overview of Electric Propulsion Projects at NASA Glenn Research Center


    Contributors:
    B. K. Smith (author) / T. D. Smith (author) / D. T. Jacobson (author)

    Publication date :

    2019


    Size :

    11 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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