PEPL MPD (Magnetoplasmadynamic) Thruster

PEPL MPD (Magnetoplasmadynamic) Thruster

Thruster PEPL MPD (Magnetoplasmadynamic) Thruster Photograph of PEPL’s MPD thruster on display. Developed ? Tested at PEPL 1993 Developer PEPL This applied-field pulsed MPD thruster was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and is based on Prof....
1-kW Arcjet

1-kW Arcjet

Thruster 1-kW Arcjet 1-kW arcjet operating inside PEPL’s LVTF. Developed ? Tested at PEPL 1992 Developer NASA LeRC (now GRC) The first electric propulsion device tested at PEPL was a 1 kW class arcjet from NASA Lewis Research Center (now Glenn Research Center)....