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Bookmark or Share- Solar Electric Propulsion - NASANASA’s Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) project is developing critical technologies to extend the distance and duration of ambitious new exploration and science missions carried out by NASA and its partners.
- Solar electric propulsion - WikipediaSolar electric propulsion (SEP) refers to the combination of solar cells and electric thrusters to propel a spacecraft through outer space. [1] This technology has been exploited in a variety of spacecraft designs by the European Space Agency (ESA), the JAXA (Japanese Space Agency), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and NASA . [ 1 ]
- The Propulsion We’re Supplying, It’s Electrifying - NASAAn electric propulsion system uses energy collected by either solar arrays (solar electric propulsion) or a nuclear reactor (nuclear electric propulsion) to generate thrust, eliminating many of the needs and limitations of storing propellants onboard.
- Overview of NASA’s Solar Electric Propulsion ProjectHigh-power solar electric propulsion is one of the key technologies that has been prioritized because of its significant exploration benefits, specifically, for missions beyond low Earth orbit. Spacecraft size and mass are
- Solar Electric Propulsion Makes NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft GoOnce the stuff of science fiction, the efficient and quiet power of electric propulsion will provide the force that propels the Psyche spacecraft all the way to the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The orbiter’s target: a metal-rich asteroid also called Psyche.
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