CU AEROSPACE L.L.C.
SBIR Phase II award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Summary
CU Aerospace is receiving nearly $900,000 from NASA to develop a quick-turn pulsed plasma thruster for safely deorbiting spacecraft. This helps small businesses create affordable propulsion tech to reduce space debris and meet end-of-life satellite requirements.
- Amount
- $899,939
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- IL
- Period
- 2023-05-22 → 2026-09-30
Technology domains
Space & Satellite
Description
SBIR PHASE II QUICK TURN PULSED PLASMA THRUSTER (QT-PPT) FOR DEORBITING APPLICATIONS