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Electric Space Propulsion Demonstrated For TSAT

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Monday, July 28th, 2008

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If we can have electric cars, why not electric rockets and satellites? We can. An electric propulsion system for use on satellites in the Air Force Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) finished a demonstration, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. The Lockheed/Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] TSAT Space Segment team demonstrated a High Power Hall Current Thruster (HPHCT) electric propulsion system. Developed by Lockheed and Aerojet, a GenCorp Inc. [GY] unit, the Hall Current propulsion technology provides significantly improved fuel efficiency over…

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