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Space Plasma, Power and Propulsion Laboratory

Space Plasma, Power and Propulsion Laboratory
Space Plasma, Power and Propulsion Laboratory Christine Charles, Head of the Space Plasma, Power and Propulsion Laboratory at the Australian National University, explains her lab's design for a plasma thruster to Federal Minister Kate Lundy, who announced the new Australian space policy. Minister Lundy holds a full-scale resin printout of the plasma thruster from the Australian National University's new 3D printer; when machined in metal, the thruster will be tested in a new vacuum tank in the Integration Hall at Mt Stromlo. Naomi Mathers, RSAA-ANU