| Popis: |
The Glenn Research Center (GRC) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) are leading a government technology program to design, develop, and validate a thruster for NASA’s Prometheus Project, and specifically, for the JIMO mission. This joint effort to develop the ‘Herakles’ thruster evolved from prior technology work (2002-04) awarded under competitive NRA proposals which resulted in development of high-power (20-40 kW) laboratory model thruster concepts at GRC and JPL (HiPEP and NEXIS, respectively). Development status of the Herakles thruster technology is reviewed. |
