@MattGialich: One of my favorite things in the office - our Hall thruster, with the world’s most expensive trash bag behind it. The “…
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Matt Gialich shares a photo of a Hall thruster in their office, noting the expensive Multi-Layer Insulation behind it.
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One of my favorite things in the office - our Hall thruster, with the world’s most expensive trash bag behind it.
The “trash bag” is Multi-Layer Insulation, or MLI for the space nerds, and it’s covered in carbon. Thermally and electrically isolating a Hall-effect thruster is not https://t.co/B5mOLkGZhi
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