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NASA awards Aerojet Rocketdyne $67M to develop advanced solar electric propulsion system for space

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Through this contract, NASA will be developing advanced electric propulsion elements for initial spaceflight applications, which will pave the way for an advanced solar electric propulsion demonstration mission by the end of the decade. A prototype 13 kW Hall thruster during testing at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.

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No Eclipse Plans? Try These Last-Minute Strategies.

Baua Electric

On April 8, a total solar eclipse will blot out the sun for roughly 4,200 miles stretching from Mexico to Canada — a cosmic show that so much of North America won’t see again for about 20 years. The highest demand so far has come in places like Dallas and Austin, Texas, as well as Cleveland and Indianapolis. and Montreal.

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Ohio EV Tour stops for a day of Dayton hospitality 

Electric Auto Association

Green Energy Ohio (GEO), promoting sustainable energy policies, technologies, and practices for many years, recently organized a state-wide electric vehicle (EV) tour of Ohio that began in Cleveland on June 7 and ended in Columbus on June 11. Vehicles present included: Ford Mustang Mach-E ( Beau Townsend Ford ) VW ID.4 Email Address.

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Artemis II Will Send Astronauts Around the Moon

Cars That Think

Gateway, shown in an artist’s rendering, is powered by an ion drive driven by solar-generated electricity. Alberto Bertolin/JSC/NASA PPE’s two large rollout solar arrays, each the size of NFL end zones, will generate the energy that will ionize and accelerate xenon gas in an electric propulsion system.

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