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- Centrospazio - A space technology research laboratory specialized in Electric Propulsion development and testing: Hall thrusters, FEEP systems, MPD thrusters, arcjets.
www.centrospazio.cpr.it
- Electric Propulsion - Research carried out by Stanford University on electric propulsion systems.
www.stanford.edu/group/pdl/EP/EP.html
- Electric Space Propulsion - Research carried out by the Institute of Space Systems. Also contains a good overview of the various types of electric propulsion.
www.irs.uni-stuttgart.de/RESEARCH/EL_PROP/e_el_prop.html
- European ElectroMagnetic Launch Society - Information on a society of researchers interested in electromagnetic propulsion.
eemls.tripod.com/eemls
- How Electromagnetic Propulsion Will Work - Illustrated tutorial shows how Goodwin's electromagnetic-propulsion system works and how it could send spacecraft deep into space.
www.howstuffworks.com/electromagnetic-propulsion.htm
- Interstellar Transportation and Exploration - General concepts and preliminary design for electrostatic propulsion system with goal of reaching 0.2 to 0.5c for interstellar voyages.
hometown.aol.com/malcolmbmcneill/InterstellarTransportationExplo.html
- Ion Propulsion FAQ - A beginner's overview of ion propulsion.
nmp.jpl.nasa.gov/ds1/tech/ionpropfaq.html
- Laser Propulsion Research Projects - A group researching laser powered lightcraft for the purpose of space launch.
lightcraft.meche.rpi.edu/Research/laser_propulsion.html
- Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion - An advanced plasma propulsion system that will create a large scale magnetic bubble around the spacecraft to ride the solar winds.
www.geophys.washington.edu/Space/SpaceModel/M2P2
- Solar-Electric Ion Propulsion - One of the 12 advanced technologies that was validated by DS1 during flight.
nmp.jpl.nasa.gov/ds1/tech/sep.html
- Tethers Unlimited - Use of space tethers for propellantless electrodynamic tether propulsion, pumped tether length propulsion, and transferring energy and momentum from one spacecraft to another.
www.tethers.com
- UMich Plasmadynamics & Electric Propulsion Laboratory (PEPL) - Researching electric space propulsion with the goal of increased efficiency and better understanding of spacecraft integration issues.
www.engin.umich.edu/dept/aero/spacelab
- Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) - One of the propulsion systems being considered by NASA for a manned Mars mission.
spaceflight.nasa.gov/mars/technology/propulsion/aspl/vasimr.html
- Xenon Ion Propulsion - Boeing's commercial XIPS (Xenon Ion Propulsion System). Designed for satellites, but a specialized version of it was used on NASA's Deep Space 1 spacecraft.
www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/xips/xips.html
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