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VHITAL-160 Thruster Development Status

Sengupta, Anita·Marrese-Reading, Colleen·Hofer, Rich·Owens, Al·Swindlehurst, Ray·Fitzgerald, Dennis
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A general overview on the status of the Very High Isp Thruster with Anode Layer (VHITAL)-160 program is presented. The topics include: 1) Bi TAL Overview; 2) VHITAL Program Overview; 3) Thruster Fabrication; and 4) Thruster Testing.

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Sengupta, Anita, Marrese-Reading, Colleen, Hofer, Rich, Owens, Al, Swindlehurst, Ray, Fitzgerald, Dennis. 2006-01-01. VHITAL-160 Thruster Development Status. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20060051529

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