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Two engineers in a clean room at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center prepare the ASCENT Green Propulsion Dual Mode flight hardware for testing
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One Tank, Two Engines: NASA Clears ASCENT Dual Mode CubeSat for Launch

A shoebox-sized NASA CubeSat built around a single non-toxic fuel tank feeding both a powerful chemical engine and gentle electrospray thrusters has cleared leak, thermal vacuum and spin tests at Marshall Space Flight Center, ahead of a launch scheduled no earlier than October 1, 2026.

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By Amara Intelligence
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