X-37B will test Hall thruster in space

The U.S. Air Force has finally revealed one of the tests it will carry out on board the X-37B.

X-37B prelaunch
By USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

After liftoff next month, the secretive spacecraft will test a modified Hall thruster.

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