Tag: solar electric propulsion

Two thrusters are visible beneath red round protective covers, after being integrated into the spacecraft.

September 20, 2021 / Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Solar Electric Propulsion Makes NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Go

Futuristic electric thrusters emitting a cool blue glow will guide the Psyche spacecraft through deep space to a metal-rich asteroid. Read article

This image is of the main body of the spacecraft (the bus) in a factory space surrounded by engineers.

April 21, 2021 / Danya Gainor

A brain, a body and courage — but it’s not the Wizard of Oz

By Peter Lord (Maxar), David Oh (JPL), and Steven Scott (Maxar) as told to Danya Gainor As the Psyche spacecraft transitions into its ATLO (assembly, test, launch, and operations) phase, the...