Jul 31, 2019
Princeton Unveils Plasma-Powered Satellite
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: futurism, satellites
Future satellites could make their way deeper into space than ever before thanks to a new plasma-fueled thruster.
The new thruster, built by engineers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, could open up a whole new realm of scientific research, according to a Princeton press release. That’s because the thruster could finally give the tiny satellites called CubeSats the ability to move between the upper and lower bounds of orbit — a spectacular leap toward comprehensive orbital infrastructure.