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Micronewton thrusters are new technology. What is LISA doing to develop this technology?

April 26, 2017develop doing LISA Technology thrusters

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Micronewton thrusters are new technology. What is LISA doing to develop this technology?

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• Two different microthruster technologies will be demonstrated on ST7 and LISA Pathfinder, the Colloid Micro-Newton Thruster (CMNT) developed in the US, and the Field Emission Electric Propulsion (FEEP) thruster developed in Europe. The CMNT flight hardware has been already been tested and qualified for the expected vibrational and thermal environments, and been delivered to ESA and integrated onto the LPF spacecraft..