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Apollo Fusion to Manufacture NASA Hall Thruster Models Under New Contract

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Apollo Fusion to Manufacture NASA Hall Thruster Models Under New Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event

NASA has awarded a worldwide commercial license and contract to Apollo Fusion for Jet Propulsion Laboratory's magnetically shielded miniature hall thruster.

The award allows Apollo Fusion to produce three engineering models of the MaSMi thruster in support of JPL's Ascendant Sub-kW Transcelestial Electric Propulsion System or ASTRAEUS, the company said Tuesday.

ASTRAEUS is designed to generate low-power electric propulsion for small satellites. MaSMi delivers over 150 kilograms Xe of throughput as a key component of ASTRAEUS.

"The MaSMi thruster that we now have the exclusive license for can produce more than 2,000,000 N‑s of total impulse and yet is about the size of a soda can," said Mike Cassidy, CEO of Apollo.

The company will manufacture the MaSMi engineering models this summer.

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Written by Nichols Martin

a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, produces articles on the federal government's technology and business interests. The coverage of these articles include government contracting, cybersecurity, information technology, health care and national security.

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