Ion Thrusters

NASA's Dawn spacecraft being readied for launch

Launch of NASA's Dawn spacecraft

NSTAR ion thrusters on NASA's Dawn spacecraft being readied for launch

Launch of NASA's Dawn spacecraft

NASA's Dawn with NSTAR ion thruster

NASA's Dawn with NSTAR ion thruster

Launch of NASA's Dawn spacecraft

NASA's Deep Space 1 with NSTAR ion thruster

NASA's Deep Space 1 with NSTAR ion thruster

Dawn mission patch

JPL's NEXIS ion thruster

JPL's NEXIS ion thruster

Dan Goebel and Tom Randolph with an early version of JPL's NEXIS ion thruster

JPL's NEXIS ion thruster

NASA/GRC NEXT ion thruster being tested with gimbal

Environmental testing of the NASA/GRC NEXT ion thruster

Environmental testing of the NASA/GRC NEXT ion thruster

Environmental testing of the NASA/GRC NEXT ion thruster

Environmental testing of the NASA/GRC NEXT ion thruster

NASA's Deep Space 1 with NSTAR ion thruster

QinetiQ's T6 ion thruster

L3 Communications XIPS ion thruster