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Green Propellant Thruster Technology Qualification (ACO: ATK)

Completed TRL 5 (started at 4, targeting 5)

Description

Project efforts focused on increasing the range of green prop thrust levels to 445N which increases the catalog of commercial thrusters available to s/c designers.

Benefits

AIRS technology is the best energy storage option for high-power and long-duration applications.

Details

ProgramGame Changing Development (GCD)
Lead organizationOrbital ATK Space Systems Group, Dulles, VA
Start date2015-11-19
End date2017-12-31

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