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CU Aerospace of Champaign, Illinois received $2,600,000 to develop a fiber-fed pulsed plasma thruster (FPPT) for active debris removal enabling a debris capture mission to make multiple trips and drop off multiple payloads up to 180 kg within a five-year timespan.

Mentioned as: CU AerospaceOrg RelationshipAug 24, 2023NASA Selects Six Small Businesses to Develop Tech for Orbital Debris and Surface Dust

CU Aerospace received a $1,700,000 award to fly a cubesat carrying two different propulsion systems.

Mentioned as: CU AerospaceNarrative FinancialSep 28, 2019Blue Origin and SpaceX among winners of NASA exploration technology contracts