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Phase Four announces monopropellant multi-mode propulsion systems

November 4, 2024

Phase Four, a leading provider of next-generation electric propulsion (EP) solutions for satellites, announced the planned commercialization of their monopropellant multi-mode capability.  Using their Maxwell Block III, Phase Four meets […]

Filed Under: Chemical Propulsion Systems, Electric Propulsion, Maxwell Block III (Phase Four), Phase Four, Plasma Propulsion, Radio Frequency (RF), Thruster Systems

Magdrive and D-Orbit collaborate to test their electrical propulsion system

August 5, 2024

On the first day of the Small Satellite Conference in Logan, Utah, Magdrive, a space startup focusing on innovative electrical propulsion systems, and D-Orbit, provider in the space logistics industry, announced a collaboration […]

Filed Under: D-Orbit UK, Electric Propulsion, Ion Thrusters, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Magdrive, Small Satellite Conference, smallsats, Thruster Systems

UPDATE Boeing has a problem — too many astronauts and not enough ISS parking spaces

July 31, 2024

NASA will be sending more astronauts to the ISS in the next few weeks shuttled by SpaceX however the two stranded NASA astronauts taken aboard Boeing’s Starliner, and delivered to […]

Filed Under: Astronauts, Boeing, Boeing Starliner, CEO, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dragon Spacecraft (SpaceX), Flight Readiness Firing, Hot Fire Test, International Space Station (ISS), Modules, NASA, Russia, Space Vehicle Design, SpaceX, SpaceX Crew Mission, Static Test Firing, Test Firing, Thruster Systems Tagged With: Featured

Moog debuts new lightweight, compact thruster gimbal assembly with integrated launch lock

July 28, 2024

Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) has developed a compact and lightweight thruster gimbal assembly — this device has been specifically designed to meet the increasing demands of small payload and satellite […]

Filed Under: Electric Thrusters, In-Space Propulsion, LEO, Moog Inc., News, Propulsion, Propulsion Systems, Satellite Propulsion, SmallSat, Smallsat Components, Smallsat Propulsion, smallsats, Thruster Systems

Redwire Developing advanced thruster tech to support the DoD smallsat supply chain

July 11, 2024

Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement (SCA) with Phase Four to build and deliver advanced thruster technology designed for reliable, high-volume production to meet the surge […]

Filed Under: Department of Defense (DoD), Government, Hall Thruster, Hall-Effect Thruster, LEO, Military, National Security, Phase Four, Redwire, Redwire Space, SmallSat, smallsats, Strategic Cooperation Agreement (SCA), Thruster Systems, U.S. Department of Defense

Boeing’s Starliner mechanical issues have NASA’s astronauts ‘stuck’ creating delay from ISS

June 20, 2024

There will be a delay of NASA’s returning astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, due to numerous mechanical issues of the Boeing Starliner and, stressing the safety of the astronauts, […]

Filed Under: Astronaut Missions, Astronauts, Boeing, Boeing Space, Boeing Starliner, Data Acquisition, Data Analytics, Deorbit, Flight Test, In-Orbit Demonstrator (IOD), International Space Station (ISS), Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA, Simulator, Space Mission Simulation, Spacecraft Simulator, Thermal, Thruster Systems

Neutron Star Systems + RFA sign agreement for demo mission

June 3, 2024

Neutron Star Systems UG and Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) have jointly signed an agreement for launching a demonstrator mission into LEO. RFA will launch Neutron Star Systems demonstrator mission […]

Filed Under: Electric Propulsion, Launch, LEO, Neutron Star Systems, RF ONE (RFA), Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA), SmallSat, Thruster Systems

Aurora to deliver a Plasma Brake for SpeQtral’s quantum key distribution satellite

January 17, 2024

Aurora Propulsion Technologies, together with SpeQtral, last month signed a deal for the former to deliver a Plasma Brake for SpeQtral’s next satellite. The Plasma Brake is a deorbiting system […]

Filed Under: Agreement, Agreement, Aurora Propulsion Technologies, Business Moves, CubeSat, LEO, Microtether, Plasma Brake, Quantum Payloads, SmallSat, smallsats, Space Debris Mitigation, SpeQtral, Thruster Systems

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