HERMeS Hall thruster
NASA Glenn and JPL's HERMeS is a 12.5-kW-class magnetically shielded Hall-effect thruster technology demonstrator developed for long-life solar-electric propulsion and later AEPS heritage.
Identity
- Aliases
- Hall Effect Rocket with Magnetic ShieldingHERMeS
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- electric-thruster
- Name
- HERMeS Hall thruster
- Status
- development
Details
- Description
- NASA Glenn and JPL's HERMeS is a 12.5-kW-class magnetically shielded Hall-effect thruster technology demonstrator developed for long-life solar-electric propulsion and later AEPS heritage.
- Electric Specs
- Input Power Kw Max
- 12.5
- Input Power Kw Min
- 6.25
- Specific Impulse SMax
- 3,000
- Propellants
- xenon
Links
- Official Url
- https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20210014382
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 02:38:18 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 02:38:18 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- NASA's review identifies HERMeS as a 12.5 kW Hall thruster with 3,000 s design specific impulse, magnetic shielding, and long-life technology maturation that transitioned toward AEPS.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Completing the development of the 12.5 kW Hall Effect Rocket with Magnetic Shielding (HERMeS)
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- NASA/JPL document describes the jointly developed HERMeS TDU-1, its 12.5 kW operating point, 3,000 s design target, and magnetic-shielding architecture.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- NASA HERMeS Hall Thruster Electrical Configuration