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Feeling the “Burn” of Solar Thermal Propulsion

Feeling the “Burn” of Solar Thermal Propulsion

For a brief period in the 1990’s, Solar Thermal Propulsion appeared to be on the cusp of becoming the next big thing in space technology. While that obviously has not happened yet, a recent NASA Future in Space Operations (FISO) presentation from Marshall Space Flight Center suggests it may still be an approach whose time […]

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