Spaceflight Inc. has now shipped the fully integrated Sherpa-LTC orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) and customer payload to Cape Canaveral to launch aboard an upcoming Starlink mission that is scheduled for September. The high-thrust, propulsive Sherpa will deploy from SpaceX’s Falcon 9, targeting a 310-kilometer circular orbit, before igniting and transporting an undisclosed, customer payload, that […]
'Green'
EU Commission awards Dawn Aerospace million€€s to develop ‘green’ in-space propulsion
Dawn Aerospace has been awarded 1.4 million euros from the European Commission to help develop the company’s transformative ‘green’, in-space, propulsion technology. The grant will contribute to Dawn’s continued investment in hydrazine-replacement technology. The propulsion technology will have the size and performance of a hydrazine-based system, but without the toxicity, supply chain or regulatory risk. […]