NextBigFuture

Smallest Hall Effect Thrusters Can Fit Into Cubesats

The possibility of the controversial IVO Quantized Inertia drive on the Barry-1 satellite working has raised the question of could it be faked with a small Hall Effect Thruster ? I looked at the ...
Aviation Week

Phase Four Says Its RF Thruster Matches Hall-Effect Performance

Phase Four says it has built and tested a next-generation radio-frequency thruster for spacecraft that equals the performance of a Hall-effect thruster. The achievement, demonstrated over several ...
Nasdaq

Phase Four Partners with Redwire to Expand Space Propulsion Offerings and Deliver Hall Effect Thrusters

HAWTHORNE, Calif., July 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Phase Four, a leading provider of next generation electric propulsion solutions for satellites, proudly announces the signing of a strategic cooperation ...
SpaceNews

ThrustMe, Marble and Reflex to test iodine-fueled Hall-effect thruster

SALT LAKE CITY — French propulsion startup ThrustMe has high expectations for an iodine-fueled Hall-effect thruster set to launch in 2026 on a Marble Imaging satellite built by Reflex Aerospace. “We ...
Business Wire

Busek’s Electric Satellite Thrusters Boost the Bottom Line

NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Busek Co. Inc. received independent confirmation that the firm’s BHT-1500 Hall Effect Thruster (HET) out-performs competitors in its power class. Tests by The ...