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==In development== The highest power Hall-effect thruster in development ({{As of|2021|lc=on}}) is the [[University of Michigan]]'s 100 kW X3 Nested Channel Hall Thruster. The thruster is approximately 80 cm in diameter and weighs 230 kg, and has demonstrated a thrust of 5.4 N.<ref>{{Cite web |title=X3 β Nested Channel Hall Thruster |url=http://pepl.engin.umich.edu/project/x3-nested-channel-hall-thruster/ |publisher=Plasmadynamics & Electric Propulsion Laboratory, University of Michigan |access-date=27 April 2021 }}</ref> Other high power thrusters include NASA's 40 kW [[Advanced Electric Propulsion System]] (AEPS), meant to propel large-scale science missions and cargo transportation in deep space.<ref>Daniel A. Herman, Todd A. Tofil, Walter Santiago, Hani Kamhawi, James E. Polk, John S. Snyder, Richard R. Hofer, Frank Q. Picha, Jerry Jackson and May Allen. [https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20180001297.pdf "Overview of the Development and Mission Application of the Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS)"] (PDF). NASA; NASA/TMβ2018-219761. 35th International Electric Propulsion Conference. Atlanta, Georgia, 8β12 October 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.</ref>
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