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\n\nMIT engineers are testing a new propulsion system that combines the power and speed of conventional chemical thrusters with the precision and fuel-efficiency of electrical thrusters.\n\nThe system could enable the design of nimbler, more flexible small satellites, which could perform both fast, powerful maneuvers and slower, precise adjustments, depending on the mission and moment at hand.\n\nThe key to the new system is a special propellant that can power both chemical and electrical thrusters, which traditionally have required separate, bulky fuel sources.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\nPour en savoir plus :\u00a0New propulsion system could make tiny satellites both fast and fuel-efficient<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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