Tag: Thrusters
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Phase Four Achieves Electric Thruster Operation on Air Force Green Propellant ASCENT
Phase Four, the creator of the radio-frequency thruster (RF thruster) for satellite propulsion, announced that it has successfully demonstrated the operation of its RF thruster using the Air Force Research Laboratory’s green propellant, ASCENT (formerly AF-M315E). The achievement, made under a U.S. Space Force contract awarded at the 2021 Space Force Pitch Day, enables multi-mode…
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Sidus Space’s LizzieSat to Use Green Chemical Propulsion Technology from Dawn Aerospace
Sidus Space, a Space-as-a-Service company focused on mission-critical hardware manufacturing combined with commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection has announced an agreement with Dawn Aerospace to implement its green, chemical propulsion technology into LizzieSat. Among the novel characteristics of Sidus Space’s proprietary LizzieSat is that its size allows Sidus to include propulsion and…
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Astroscale Signs a Contract with Astra Space for its Spacecraft Engines
Astra Space announced that it has reached an agreement with Astroscale, the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, to provide Astra Spacecraft Engines for its space sustainability spacecraft platform, ELSA-M, that can safely and responsibly capture and retire multiple client satellites in a single mission. The ELSA-M satellite servicer…
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Phase Four Next Generation Max-V Engine to use Domestically Sourced Iodine-Based Propellant
Phase Four, the creator of the radio-frequency thruster for satellite propulsion, has announced that it will expand its Maxwell turn-key plasma propulsion line and offer satellite manufacturers an industry-first high-performance engine using an inexpensive, domestically sourced iodine-based propellant. Max-V leverages the Maxwell Block 2 engine’s innovative architecture and builds on the radio-frequency thruster’s propellant-agnostic capabilities.…
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Phase Four Appoints Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine as its Board of Directors
Phase Four, the creator of the radio-frequency thruster (RF Thruster) for satellite propulsion, has announced that Jim Bridenstine, former NASA Administrator and former Member of Congress from Oklahoma, has joined its Board of Directors. Bridenstine provides Phase Four with a wealth of experience based on his leadership role at NASA and legislative efforts as a…
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Phase Four and Impulse Space Collaborate to Develop RF Thrusters for Satellites
Phase Four, the creator of the radio-frequency thruster (RF Thruster) for satellite propulsion, announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Impulse Space, a Space 2.0 pioneer providing agile, economical last-mile space payload delivery capabilities. The companies seek to explore and collaborate on opportunities to develop and market multi-mode propulsion capabilities that may…