NextSTEP Propulsion projects

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkb:Aerojet_Rocketdyne
gptkb:Boeing
gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkb:SSL_(Space_Systems/Loral)
gptkb:Ad_Astra_Rocket_Company
gptkbp:demonstrates High-power thruster performance
Long-duration electric propulsion operations
Scalability for human spaceflight
gptkbp:focusesOn advanced propulsion technologies
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:NASA_Space_Technology_Mission_Directorate
gptkbp:goal Develop high-efficiency propulsion systems
Enable deep space exploration
Support crewed missions to Mars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NextSTEP Propulsion projects
gptkbp:includes Hall-effect thrusters
Xenon ion propulsion
Advanced ion propulsion
High-power electric propulsion
Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP)
gptkbp:partOf NextSTEP (Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Lunar_Gateway
gptkb:Artemis_program
Deep Space Transport
NASA's Power and Propulsion Element (PPE)
gptkbp:startDate 2015
gptkbp:technologyReadinessLevel TRL 5-6 (as of 2020s)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NASA_NextSTEP_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6