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NASA'S EVOLUTIONARY XENON THRUSTER (NEXT)

The goal of NEXT program is to develop an ion thruster capable of supporting several key NASA missions in the next decade.
 
40 cm Ion Thruster Ready for Testing
40 cm Ion Thruster Ready for Testing		 40 cm Ion Thruster in Operation
40 cm Ion Thruster in Operation

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