Lightweight Iodine Thruster Could Help Solve Space Junk Problem

Lightweight Iodine Thruster Could Help Solve Space Junk Problem
By Andy Tomaswick

Rocket fuel is one of the most important components of any maneuverable spacecraft.  That is also true for ion thrusters – while they don’t use traditional chemical fuel, they do still need a feed source for their ion engines.  Now, a team from ThrustMe, a spinoff of the École Polytechnique and CNRS, has designed a …

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January 25, 2021 at 09:20PM
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