A Thrust Stand for Low-Power Electric Propulsion
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عنوان ژورنال: JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1344-6460
DOI: 10.2322/jjsass.51.270