The readiness of commercial Hall thruster technology is evaluated for near-term use on
competitively-award, cost-capped science missions like the NASA Discovery program …

A detailed study examines the potential benefits that advanced electric propulsion
technologies offer to costcapped missions in NASA's Discovery program. The study looks at …

An overview of Hall thruster research and development tasks conducted by the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration's John H. Glenn Research Center during fiscal year …

The performance of a prototype Hall thruster designed for Discovery-class NASA science
mission applications was evaluated at input powers ranging from 0.2-2.9 kilowatts. These …

ABSTRACT NASA's Science Mission Directorate In-Space Propulsion Technology Program
is funding the development of a high voltage Hall accelerator to advance the current state-of …

The NEXT (NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster) project is currently in the second year of
the Phase 2 technology development project. This paper presents a summary of the overall …

HE NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) ion propulsion system is being developed
primarily for NASA robotic science missions, particularly in solar system exploration …

NASA's Science Mission Directorate In-Space Propulsion Technology Program is funding
NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) to develop a high specific impulse, long-life, low-cost …

NASA s In-Space Propulsion Technology Program is developing a high performance Hall
thruster that can fulfill the needs of future Discovery-class missions. The result of this effort is …

ASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) 1-3 is a next-generation high-power ion
propulsion system under development by NASA. The propulsion system effort includes …