SBIR/STTR Research Award
Flexible Fuel Electron Source for Space Propulsion Systems
Award amount
$1,249,708Program and phase
STTR · Phase IIAward year
2023Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- BUSEK CO., INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2023-08-03
- Contract end date
- 2025-05-02
- UEI
- SATYSBWG3FL7
- Solicitation number
- X22.D
- Topic code
- X22D-OTCSO1
Research abstract
Busek and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are developing a cathode electron source for spacecraft ion drives that are fueled by a variety of reactive and semi-reactive molecular propellants. The cathode may be fueled by ASCENT (AFM-315e), iodine (I2
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Compact Stored Propellant Propulsion System for VLEO Satellites
- Thermal Improvement on 1 Newton ASCENT Thruster Valve Assembly (TVA)
- High Total Impulse BET-MAX System for Small-Sat Deorbiting
- High Power Density 10 kW Power Processing Unit for High Power Hall Thrusters
- Qualification of a Satellite on Umbilical Line (SOUL) System for Active Debris Removal (ADR)
Awards with the same topic code
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Research funding history
248 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1988–2026). Reported award amounts total $87,675,405. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation