Dr. Tom Markusic, a propulsion research engineer at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), adjusts a diagnostic laser while a pulsed plasma thruster (PPT) fires in a vacuum chamber in the background. NASA/MSFC's Propulsion Research Center (PRC) is presently investigating plasma propulsion for potential use on future nuclear-powered spacecraft missions, such as human exploration of Mars.
PPT PULSED PLASMA THRUSTER TEST
EO-1 EARTH ORBITER FLIGHT PPT PULSED PLASMA THRUSTER TESTING
EARTH ORBITOR E0-1 FLIGHT PULSED PLASMA THRUSTER PPT TESTING
EARTH ORBITOR E0-1 FLIGHT PULSED PLASMA THRUSTER PPT TESTING
EO-1 EARTH ORBITER FLIGHT PPT PULSED PLASMA THRUSTER TESTING
EO-1 EARTH ORBITER FLIGHT PPT PULSED PLASMA THRUSTER TESTING
iss050e031566 (1/16/2017) --- Photo documentation of the Japanese-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer-6 (J-SSOD-6) deployment of the AOBA-Velox-3 Cubesat. The AOBA-Velox-3 mission is a joint mission between Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore and the Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech), Japan. This 2-Unit (2U) micro-satellite tests a micro-propulsion system, Pulse Plasma Thruster, PPT designed by NTU, that allows the spacecraft to remain in orbit up to six months.
iss050e031525 (1/16/2017) --- Photo documentation of the Japanese-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer-6 (J-SSOD-6) deployment of the AOBA-Velox-3 Cubesat. The AOBA-Velox-3 mission is a joint mission between Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore and the Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech), Japan. This 2-Unit (2U) micro-satellite tests a micro-propulsion system, Pulse Plasma Thruster, PPT designed by NTU, that allows the spacecraft to remain in orbit up to six months.