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Apollo Fusion ACE thruster operating with Xenon propellant. Photo: Apollo Fusion Apollo Fusion has been selected to provide the propulsion system for a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation placed by York Space Systems. The order marks a string of successes for the propulsion start-up as it recently signed its first four commercial deals — with Saturn Satellite Networks’ constellation, U.S. Air Force intelligence satellite.  Apollo Fusion will provide the electric propulsion sys...

Share this article Share this article MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Space Electric Thruster System (SETS), a Noosphere Ventures aerospace company, will undergo field testing in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) as part of the debut launch of the Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket, which is scheduled for the beginning of 2021 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, U.S.A. "The goal of the first SETS mission is to demonstrate and confirm the space worthiness and performance of the sys...