NASA has successfully tested a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster at record power levels of 120 kilowatts, 25 times stronger than the Psyche mission's electric thruster. Conducted at the ...
NASA has achieved a U.S. first by firing a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic thruster at 120 kilowatts, over 25 times more powerful than current spacecraft electric engines. The Jet Propulsion ...