Tag: Hall Effect Thrusters
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Busek Introduces New Hall Effect Thruster for GEO Satellites
Busek, a company that is engaged in applied research, hardware development, and specialty manufacturing in space propulsion emphasizing electric propulsion, power electronics, and material science has introduced a new Hall Effect thruster for geostationary orbit satellites. Busek’s BHT-1500 is a 2kW-class Hall Effect thruster with an innovative center-mounted cathode. Using novel design features like a…
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Eastern Michigan University Partners with Rogue Space Systems for Electronic Propulsion Thruster
The National Science Foundation recently awarded a research and development grant to Eastern Michigan University and partner Rogue Space Systems for their project on a new type of electronic propulsion thruster. The $271,381 grant will enhance the partnership between academia and the physics and astronomy industry. Evan Aguirre, Rogue propulsion engineer and principal investigator, will…