SPA - Space Propulsion and Advanced Concepts

Excellence in Micro-Propulsion and Micro-Energy Systems

The business area "Space Propulsion & Advanced Concepts" is performing cutting-edge research and development in the area of micropropulsion for space applications as well as advanced concepts for space and terrestrial spin-off applications.

Our mission is to provide our customers with enabling technologies and unique solutions. Examples of our developments include

• The only space proven Liquid-Metal-Ion-Source to date, used for satellite charging compensators, in-flight mass spectrometers and as the core of Field Emisson Thrusters (FEEP) for ultraprecise attitude- and-orbit control
• Green propellant chemical microthrusters with very competitive efficiencies
• Advanced hydrogen storage concepts for future telecommunication satellites
• The world's first finite-element-simulation software to compute Casimir forces for arbitrary 3D geometries
• Characterization of frame-dragging fields around rotating superconductors
• and much more

We also provide our facilities for testing your micropropulsion solution.

Please visit our current research and development as well the products and service pages for more detailed information.

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