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September 29th, 2007 at 5:07 pm

NASA’s Ion Engine Breaks Performance Record

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“An ion engine prototype developed at NASA’s Glenn Research Center has now accumulated more than 12,000 hours of operation and processed over 245 kilograms of xenon, setting a record for most propellant throughput ever demonstrated by an ion engine.”

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