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French startup demonstrates iodine propulsion in potential boost for space debris mitigation efforts – SpaceNews
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…
HELSINKI French startup ThrustMe has performed the first on-orbit tests of an innovative iodine-fueled electric propulsion system, proving its ability to change a CubeSats orbit.
ThrustMes 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.
A Long March 6 rocket sent the satellite into orbit in November, tagging along with a batch of satellites for Argentina-based remote…
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