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VIEW EVENT INFORMATION: NASA |
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NASA Invests $67 Million Into Solar Electric Propulsion For Deep Space exploration |
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About the organization NASA: Type: Administration Sub-Types: Aerospace, Aerospace Engineering, Aircraft, Earth Orbit, Geostationary Transfer Orbit, Mars Colonization, Mars Orbit, Moon Colonization, Moon Orbit, Space Exploration, Space Military, Space Science, Space Technology, Space Transport, Spacecraft |
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Notable Organizations: NASA, Techcrunch |
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NASA has selected Aerojet Rocketdyne for a $67 million contract to develop an advanced Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) system for future deep-space missions.
In a press release, NASA stated that the propulsion system could be used on robotic missions to an asteroid and in other missions related to their Journey to Mars program.
Compared to chemical propulsion (the type of propulsion that… |
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