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High Power Electric Propulsion
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High Power Electric Propulsion (HiPEP) is a variation of ion thruster for use in nuclear electric propulsion applications.[1][2][3] It was ground-tested in 2003 by NASA and was intended for use on the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter, which was canceled in 2005.
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