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.
PULSED PLASMA THRUSTER
PPT PULSED PLASMA THRUSTER TEST
PULSED PLASMA THRUSTER CAPACITOR OPTIONS
PULSE PLASMA THRUSTER TRIPLE LANGMUIR PROBE EQUIPMENT
PULSE PLASMA THRUSTER TRIPLE LANGMUIR PROBE EQUIPMENT
EARTH ORBITOR 1 FLIGHT PULSED PLASMA THRUSTER
EARTH ORBITOR 1 FLIGHT PULSED PLASMA THRUSTER
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.