@dailyspacetime: 🚀 A Lithium Thruster Hit 120 Kilowatts NASA JPL fired a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic thruster on Feb. 24, 2026, reaching up to 120 kilowatts during five ignitions in the CoMeT vacuum facility. The test reached up to 120 kilowatts, more than 25 times the power of Psyche's electric thrusters; future targets are 500 kilowatts to 1 megawatt per thruster. NASA/JPL reported this on April 28, 2026. The test points toward high-power electric propulsion for future Mars missions, where efficient, steady thrust could move large payloads with less propellant than chemical rockets. What would you look for next on Earth? Follow @dailyspacestories for more space stories! 🚀 #Space #Earth #NASA #SpaceExploration #Cosmos

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