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  • ESA’s Compact Pinhole Thruster Advances to Production Stage

    ESA’s Compact Pinhole Thruster Advances to Production Stage

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    Jay Tarife
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    With a tiny pinhole thruster ready for manufacturing, ESA has enhanced rocket propulsion technology. ESA’s ATHENA: Palm-Sized Thruster for Efficient In-Space Propulsion ATHENA (Adaptable, THruster based on Electrospray powered NAnotechnology) is a palm-sized system that maneuvers and propels cubesats and tiny spacecraft in space. ATHENA emphasizes effective in-space propulsion over huge launch rockets. The Saturn…