Abstract

A low-fuel engine that accelerates a spacecraft slowly over many years could open up new possibilities for solar system exploration. Nasa's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) project powered a 7kW ion thruster for five and a half years, demonstrating a capability for longduration deep-space missions.

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