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Astra propulsion systems to be used in Astroscale’s space sustainability spacecraft platform
Astra Space, Inc. today announced that it has reached an agreement with Astroscale Holdings Inc, the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits,...
Astra Space, Inc. announced that it has reached an agreement with Maxar Technologies to supply Astra Spacecraft Engines™.
The propulsion systems will be used in Maxar’s proliferated low Earth orbit (LEO) spacecrafts, which support a wide variety of global coverage...
IENAI SPACE’s technology demonstrator for its ATHENA electrospray thruster will fly aboard Firefly’s Alpha Flight 2. Electrospray technology is a promising alternative to plasma-based technologies for Electric Propulsion systems.
Firefly’s Alpha Flight 2 “To the black” is scheduled to launch...
Exotrail signed a contract with Luxembourg-based satellite manufacturer OHB Luxspace for a co-engineering phase aiming for the further integration of ExoMG™ - cluster², a configuration of Exotrail’s high thrust and flexible electric propulsion product family, into the Triton-X Heavy...
Aurora Propulsion Technologies, a leading space propulsion systems company, today announced the closing of its Seed funding round for 1.7M€ with Practica Capital as lead investor and joined by TESI (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd.) and The Flying Object, a...
Ignition demonstrates reliable electric propulsion (EP) system
Alameda, CA. August 24, 2021. Astra Space, Inc. today announced the successful orbital ignition of its Apollo Fusion thruster on board the Spaceflight Sherpa-LTE1 orbital transfer vehicle (OTV). The Sherpa OTV launched June...
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