Posted on 26 December, 2023
This award recognises ThrustMe's achievements in space propulsion, specifically highlighting the NPT30-I2, the first in-space demonstration of an iodine-fueled electric propulsion system. Today, the NPT30-I2 is under batch production at the ThrustMe manufacturing centre and delivered to customers all over the world!
Iodine, first recognised as a potential alternative to xenon more than two decades ago, has been the subject of several scientific studies. With ThrustMe's triumphant flight into orbit, iodine electric propulsion has gone from a mere theoretical possibility to a tangible and revolutionary reality.