Small Wind and Temperature Spectrometer (SWATS) (IMAGE)

Naval Research Laboratory

Small Wind and Temperature Spectrometer (SWATS)

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U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's Small Wind and Temperature Spectrometer (SWATS) payload will be on the Green Propellant Infusion Mission, or GPIM, a NASA-developed "green" alternative to conventional chemical propulsion systems for spacecraft.

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(Graphic courtesy of NASA/Ball Aerospace)

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