3D-printed, droplet-emitting electrospray engine (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

3D-printed, droplet-emitting electrospray engine

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MIT engineers have demonstrated the first fully 3D-printed, droplet-emitting electrospray engine. The device, which would be ideal for enabling small satellites to make in-orbit maneuvers, can be produced for a fraction of the cost of traditional thrusters.

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Courtesy of the researchers

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