NASA invests $67 million into solar electric propulsion for deep space exploration

 NASA has selected Aerojet Rocketdyne for a $67 million contract to develop an advanced Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) system for future deep-space missions. In a press release, NASA stated that the propulsion system could be used on robotic missions to an asteroid and in other missions related to their Journey to Mars program. Compared to chemical propulsion (the type of propulsion that… Read More