Professor
Georg
Herdrich
Institute of Space Systems, University of Stuttgart
Prof Georg Herdrich is the Head of Electric Propulsion and Plasma Wind Tunnels at the Institute of Space Systems, University of Stuttgart. In this position, he has overseen the AF-MPD R&D program and experimental testing of the SX3 thruster, the most advanced MPD prototype in the world.
Information provided is current as of June 2020
From the Author
Applied-Field Magnetoplasmadynamic Thrusters
Securing and Unlocking Future Military Space Operations
By Mr
Manuel La Rosa
Betancourt
By Mr
Marcus
Collier-Wright
By Prof.
Lamont
Colucci
By Prof.
Georg
Herdrich
By Mr
David
Hindley
By Mr
Ryan
O’ Reagan
The critical dependence of terrestrial defence applications on space assets and satellites has positioned space as the next frontier where the struggle for global dominance will take place. The rapidly evolving nature of satellite capabilities [...]
