Tag: Plasma Thrusters
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Benchmark Space Systems Deploys its Xantus Electric Propulsion System on Orion’s Satellite
Benchmark Space Systems, one of the leading developers and providers of in-space mobility solutions, announced its next-gen Xantus electric propulsion system has successfully deployed and will undergo subsystem health check and operational verification, including a range of firing modes aboard mission prime Orion Space Solutions’ 12U cubesat in low Earth orbit. Benchmark’s first electric propulsion…
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Momentus Secures Contract from NASA to Provide Flight and Payload Integration Services
Momentus, a provider company of in-space transportation services, announced that it has been awarded a NASA indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) base contract award with a performance period of five years to provide flight and payload integration services to advance technologies and procedures for operating in space. Under the ID/IQ contract awarded by NASA, Momentus is among 15…
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Safran and Terran Orbital Sign a MoA for the Production of Satellite Electric Propulsion Systems in USA
Safran Electronics & Defense and Terran Orbital announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to study and validate the prerequisites for the production of a new generation of electric propulsion systems for satellites in the United States, based on Safran’s PPSX00 plasma thruster. Safran Electronics & Defense, via Safran Spacecraft Propulsion, and Terran…
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Benchmark Combines Space Heritage with Its Advanced Control Systems Products and Services
Benchmark Space Systems to make space more accessible and sustainable by providing world-class in-space mobility solutions to their customers and partners. Their mission includes three major criterias : Accessible: Space is a natural resource that should be available for the good of all humanity. In-Space Mobility: Mobility is enabled through hardware, software and services, allowing…