Performance testing of a microfabricated propulsion system for nanosatellite applications

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2254-2263

  Ketsdever, Andrew D ^a   Lee, Riki H ^b   Lilly, Taylor C ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RRB 101 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CARBON DIOXIDE; HELIUM; KINETIC THEORY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NITROGEN;

ELECTROTHERMAL PROPULSION SYSTEM; MICROFABRICATED PROPULSION SYSTEM; NANOSATELLITES; THRUSTERS;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 27944469950     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/15/12/007     Document Type: Article

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