NASA Fires Up Powerful Lithium-Fed Thruster for Trips to Mars
April 29, 2026
April 29, 2026
PASADENA, California, April 29 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news:
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NASA Fires Up Powerful Lithium-Fed Thruster for Trips to Mars
A novel electromagnetic thruster passed an initial test in a specialized chamber at JPL. With further development, these thrusters could support human missions to the Red Planet.
A technology that could propel crewed missions to Mars and robotic spacecraft throughout the solar s . . .
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NASA Fires Up Powerful Lithium-Fed Thruster for Trips to Mars
A novel electromagnetic thruster passed an initial test in a specialized chamber at JPL. With further development, these thrusters could support human missions to the Red Planet.
A technology that could propel crewed missions to Mars and robotic spacecraft throughout the solar s . . .