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Japan has awarded Tokyo-based small satellite thruster developer Pale Blue a grant worth up to $27 million to upgrade its water-based propulsion technology for larger spacecraft.
Japanese small satellite thruster developer Pale Blue has raised $7.5 million to establish a mass production facility for its water vapor propulsion systems.
Pale Blue, a Japanese space propulsion startup, has secured a further $7.5 million (1 billion yen) in funding, the company announced Oct. 5. The company
Japan's Pale Blue water-based propulsion system successfully completed its initial test on board the nanosatellite.
A Japanese propulsion company developing water-based thrusters is set to test its system on a Sony nanosatellite launched earlier in January.