[HIGHLIGHTS] China's first 50-kilowatt dual-ring nested Hall thruster successfully ignited and operated

China's first 50-kilowatt dual-ring nested Hall thruster successfully ignited and operated. China becoming the third country in the world to achieve a breakthrough in nested Hall electric propulsion technology.

The 801 Institute of the Sixth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology has accumulated more than 60 Hall thrusters flying in orbit. Applied to 34 spacecraft. (over) 　　China News Service, Xi'an, February 3 (Reporter Zhang Yichen) The reporter learned from the 6th Academy of China Aerospace Science & Technology Corporation. The thruster achieved ignition and stable operation.