NASA has completed a new series of tests on a high-power plasma engine fueled by liquid lithium, reaching record performance levels. For decades, the idea of using lithium as a spacecraft propellant existed mainly as a tantalizing theoretical option. The complexity of handling the metal, combined with the historical dominance of chemical propulsion, kept it shelved for most of the... [3349 chars]
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