NASA examines hybrid solar-electric propulsion for manned space missions

NASA examines hybrid solar-electric propulsion for manned space missions:

A marriage of the tortoise and the hare may be the key to exploring the Solar System. At least, that’s the belief of Nathan Strange, a mission formulation systems engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who has outlined a plan to use hybrid chemical/solar-electric propulsion systems for the manned exploration of the Moon, Mars and the asteroids... Continue Reading NASA examines hybrid solar-electric propulsion for manned space missions

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