Development of 8 cm ion thruster technology which was conducted in support of the Ion Auxiliary Propulsion System (IAPS) flight contract (Contract NAS3-21055) is discussed. The work included characterization of thruster performance, stability, and control; a study of the effects of cathode aging; environmental qualification testing; and cyclic lifetesting of especially critical thruster components.


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    Title :

    Characterization of 8-cm Engineering Model Thruster


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1984


    Size :

    87 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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