NASA fires up powerful lithium-fed thruster for trips to Mars

A technology that could propel crewed missions to Mars and robotic spacecraft throughout the solar system was recently put to ...
Space Coast Daily

Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Shut Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating

On April 17, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California sent commands to shut down an instrument.

NASA Ignites Prototype Thruster Designed to Put Humans on Mars

NASA has tested a lithium-fed thruster that could become a workhorse for future Mars missions, and the key milestone is not ...
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NASA ignites lithium plasma engine that could redefine human missions to Mars

A powerful new propulsion test by NASA signals a major shift in how humans could reach Mars, as engineers successfully fired ...
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NASA tests its most powerful electric propulsion system yet for sending astronauts to Mars

"The successful performance of our thruster in this test demonstrates real progress toward sending an American astronaut to ...
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NASA sacrifices Voyager 1 instrument to extend mission into 2027

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory deactivated the Low-energy Charged Particles experiment on Voyager 1. The shutdown was ...
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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory laying off hundreds

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., said it’s laying off 550 employees Tuesday as “part of a reorganization that began in July and not related to the current government ...
Yahoo

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab ending remote work policy for nearly 5,500 employees. 'Employees who do not return by their required date will be considered to have resigned.'

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