REVOLUTIONARY ELECTROSPRAY PROPULSION SYSTEM POWERED BY NANOTECH MAY BE READY TO POWER SMALL SPACECRAFT BY THE END OF 2024

Aptly named the Adaptable THruster based on Electrospray powered by Nanotechnology, or ATHENA, the compact unit relies on micro and nanotechnology to produce a silicon wafer featuring seven emitter arrays, fitted with a combined total of more than 500 of the tiny emitters that fire a spray of ions that are accelerated by an electrostatic field the unit produces.

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