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Aerojet’s xenon ion thruster exceeds 30,000 hours of operation

Submit on Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 22:58

Aerojet announced that its ion propulsion engine – built in partnership between Aerojet and NASA’s Glenn Research Center – has completed a test series encompassing the requirements of a wide range of space missions, including the recently announced Flagship Technology Demonstrator first mission (FTD-1).

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