Hall Thrusters

JPL's H6 Hall thruster

JPL's H6 Hall thruster

Near-field plume diagnostics with JPL's H6 Hall thruster

JPL's H6 Hall thruster

JPL's H6 Hall thruster

Near-field plume diagnostics with JPL's H6 Hall thruster

Richard Hofer preparing to test JPL's H6 Hall thruster

Near-field plume diagnostics of Busek's BHT-8000 Hall thruster

Busek BHT-8000 Hall thruster

Busek BHT-8000 Hall thruster

Busek BHT-8000 Hall thruster

Busek BHT-8000 Hall thruster

Near-field plume diagnostics of Busek's BHT-8000 Hall thruster

Near-field plume diagnostics of Busek's BHT-8000 Hall thruster

Aerojet XR-5 Hall thruster

Aerojet XR-5 Hall thruster

Aerojet XR-5 Hall thruster

Aerojet’s XR-5 Hall thruster

Aerojet’s XR-5 Hall thruster

Aerojet’s XR-5 Hall thruster

Aerojet’s Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) ETU-1 Hall Thruster

AEPS ETU-1 Hall Thruster with JPL and Aerojet personnel

Thermal vacuum cycling of Aerojet’s Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) ETU-1 Hall Thruster

Aerojet’s Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) ETU-1 Hall Thruster

JPL’s H6 Hall thruster

JPL’s magnetically shielded H6MS Hall Thruster

JPL’s magnetically shielded H6MS Hall Thruster

JPL’s magnetically shielded, conducting wall H9C Hall Thruster

JPL’s magnetically shielded, conducting wall H9C Hall Thruster

JPL’s magnetically shielded, conducting wall H9C Hall Thruster

JPL’s magnetically shielded H9 Hall thruster

JPL’s magnetically shielded H9 Hall thruster

JPL’s magnetically shielded H9 Hall thruster

JPL’s magnetically shielded H9 Hall thruster

JPL’s magnetically shielded H9 Hall thruster

JPL’s magnetically shielded H9 Hall thruster

JPL’s magnetically shielded H9 Hall thruster

JPL’s magnetically shielded H9 Hall thruster

JPL’s high power density H10 Hall thruster operating at 15 kW

JPL’s high power density H10 Hall thruster

JPL’s high power density H10 Hall thruster

JPL’s high power density H10 Hall thruster operating on krypton

JPL/GRC HERMeS TDU-2 Hall thruster operating at 12.5 kW

Thermal vacuum cycling of the JPL/GRC HERMeS TDU-2 Hall thruster

Random vibration testing of the JPL/GRC HERMeS TDU-2 Hall thruster

JPL’s MaSMi Hall Thruster

Wear testing of JPL’s MaSMi Hall Thruster

Dual-thruster firing of NASA-173M Hall thrusters during Direct Drive Testing at JPL

Dual-thruster firing of NASA-173M Hall thrusters during Direct Drive Testing at JPL

Dual-thruster firing of NASA-173M Hall thrusters during Direct Drive Testing at JPL

Maxar’s SPT-140DM testing at JPL in preparation for the Psyche Mission

Maxar’s SPT-140DM testing at JPL in preparation for the Psyche Mission

Maxar’s SPT-140DM testing at JPL in preparation for the Psyche Mission

Aerojet XR-5 Hall thruster (SN029)

Aerojet XR-5 Hall thruster (SN029) Firing at JPL