Micropropulsion for small spacecraft: A new challenge for FEEP (Field effcet electric propulsion) and MILMIS (Microstructured liquid metal ion sources)

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  Mitterauer, J ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

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