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The Norwegian Space Agency and ThrustMe announce that they have completed trial integration of ThrustMe's NPT30-I2 propulsion system into the NorSat- TD satellite. During the mission, which is on schedule for launch in early 2022, both parties will demonstrate, amongst other things, just-in-time, low-thrust satellite collision avoidance maneuvers—a critical capability for acting on space situational awareness data and ensuring a sustainable space environment.

On parle beaucoup en ce moment de l’entrepreneuriat spatial, le “Newspace”, mais le domaine reste encore largement préempté par de grandes figures masculines tels que Elon Musk ou Jeff Bezos pour ne citer qu’eux. Pourtant des femmes regardent au delà des étoiles. Nous vous proposons 3 portraits à l’occasion du International Women’s Days. Partons à la découverte de Sandra Budimir, Alice Memang et Ane Aanesland. 

French startup ThrustMe has performed the first on-orbit tests of an innovative iodine-fueled electric propulsion system, proving its ability to change a CubeSat’s orbit.

ThrustMe’s NPT30-I2-1U, the first iodine electric propulsion system sent into space, is aboard the Beihangkongshi-1, a 12U CubeSat developed by Chinese commercial satellite maker Spacety. 

Le moteur à réaction, qui nécessite d'embarquer d'énormes quantités de carburant, a vécu.Vapeur, iode, relativité… et si la propulsion pouvait provenir d'une autre énergie que chimique ? Les pistes sont multiples, et certaines ont déjà donné naissance à des start-up.

The space industry seeks new solutions to ensure economic and environmental space sustainability with the rise of satellite mega-constellations. A solution lies in the use of in-orbit propulsion, but traditional systems are not fit for the New Space paradigm. Today, ThrustMe announces that they have successfully tested the first iodine-fuelled electric propulsion system in space aboard the Spacety Beihangkongshi-1 satellite. This world first in-orbit demonstration has the potential to transform the space industry.

ThrustMe and Spacety today announced a new space launch, the 3rd in an ongoing series. This time Spacety launched their Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite, Hisea-1, which is the world’s first commercial C-band small satellite SAR with a phased-array antenna. On board is ThrustMe’s Iodine Electric Propulsion system to provide the satellite with crucial orbit maintenance, collision avoidance and de-orbiting at the end of its three years expected lifetime. The satellite was successfully launched into space on the inaugural flight of the Chinese medium-lift Long March 8 rocket, from Wenchang, China.