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ATS-5 - Electron Emission

Modification of Spacecraft Potentials by Thermal Electron Emission on ATS-5.pdf

Here is the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets Article (PDF)

Some extra illustrations of the ion thruster and spacecraft, just for fun.  The four posts support the wire filaments.

spacecraft

spacecraft

 

ion thruster

 

ion thruster

 

 

 

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