BUSEK CO., INC.

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Cathode electron source for spacecraft ion thrusters compatible with multiple propellants

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · busek.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Natick, MA
Total capital: $134M

Federal grants: $19.5M; 39 awards · 2014–2026; Rank in peer group#9 of 155
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $115M; 185 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Aerospace#40 of 1335
Granted patents: 4; 16 pending · first 2014; Rank in peer group#41 of 155

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Mar 2026Federal contractNASA · Habitable Worlds Observatory System Technology Demonstrations And Mission Architecture Studies$1.8M
Jan 2026Federal contractDefense · F2D-19027 Compact Stored Propellant Propulsion System For Vleo Satellites. The Goal Of This Effort Is To Demonstrate A Propellant Propulsion System For Vleo Spacecraft.$1.7M
Jan 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · F2D-19027 Compact Stored Propellant Propulsion System For Vleo Satellites. The Goal Of This Effort Is To Demonstrate A Propellant Propulsion System For Vleo Spacecraft.$1.7M
Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
Jun 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Proposal FX245-PCSO2-1335 - High Power Density 10 Kilowatt (kw) Power Processing Unit For High Power Hall Thrusters$75K
Jun 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Proposal FX245-PCSO2-1335 - High Power Density 10 Kilowatt (kw) Power Processing Unit For High Power Hall Thrusters$75K
Mar 2024Federal contractDefense · Thermal Improvement On Newton Thruster$750K

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Feb 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Thermal Improvement On Newton Thruster$750K
Oct 2023Federal contractNASA · High Total Impulse Bet-max System For Small-sat Deorbiting$3.4M
Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · Propulsion System For Propellant$7.3M
Sep 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Qualification of a Satellite on Umbilical Line (SOUL) System for Active Debris Removal (ADR)$1.2M
Aug 2023Federal contractDefense · Flexible Fuel Electron Source For Space Propulsion$1.2M
Nov 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Flexible Fuel Electron Source for Space Propulsion Systems$75K
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · High Density Plasma Thruster$750K
Sep 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Active Debris Removal System Development$250K
Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Active Debris Removal System Demonstration$250K
Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Power Processing Unit (PPU) for 10kW Class Hall Effect Thruster (HET)$750K
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · Low Mass High Power Hall Effect Thruster For Enhanced Space Asset Resiliency$750K
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · Thermal Improvement On 1 Newton Ascent Thruster Valve Assembly (tva), SBIR Phase I$150K
May 2022Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Self Tracking Resonant Push-Pull Oscillator With Rectification (STRPOWR) for Faraday Cup Applications[formerly Variable High Voltage DC with 2 KHz AC Modulator for Faraday Cup Applications]$750K
Nov 2021Federal contractDefense · FX21B-TCSO1-0138 Low Mass High Power Hall Effect Thruster For Enhanced Space Asset Resiliency$50K
Nov 2021Federal contractDefense · Power Processing Unit For Class Hall Effect Thruster$50K
Sep 2021Federal contractDefense · Ascent Hall Thruster System$1.6M
Aug 2021Federal contractDefense · Repair Busek Hall Thruster$6K
Jul 2021Federal contractDefense · Ascent Cubesat Propulsion Model$812K
May 2021Federal contractDefense · STTR Legacy Phase I Award For Improvements For Helicon Plasma Thruster Technologies$150K
May 2021Federal contractNASA · Variable High Voltage Dc With 2 Khz Ac Modulator For Faraday Cup Applications$125K
Apr 2021Federal contractDefense · Scalable Iodine Performance Management System$750K
Apr 2021Federal contractDefense · Smallsat Electrospray Thruster System Development$2.8M
Dec 2020Federal contractDefense · Mid-power Hall Thruster System Demonstration$2.6M
Aug 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Radiation Modeling of COTS Power Converters in a Highly Shield Space Environment$122K
Aug 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase I · High Impulse Electric Upper Stage for Small Launch Vehicles$125K
Jul 2020Federal contractDefense · Electrospray Small Business Innovation Research Phase III$750K
Jul 2020Federal contractDefense · Space Propulsion Research In Neutralizing Satellite Threats - Mid-power Hall Thruster Systems Demonstration$1.4M
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · Satellite On Umbilical Line System$3M
Mar 2020Federal contractDefense · Hall Effect Thruster Capability Study$4.7M
Mar 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · High Density Plasma Thruster$150K
Feb 2020Federal contractDefense · Space Propulsion In Neutralizing Satellite Threats - Beam Divergence Demonstration$2M
Jan 2020Federal contractDefense · Rapid Green Thruster TRANSITION(RGT2)$500K
Dec 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Cruise Missile Detection and Early Warning System$50K
Aug 2019Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Welding and Repair in Space$125K
Aug 2019Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Compact High Impulse Electrospray Thrusters for Large Observatory Precision Pointing$125K
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · Low Impulse Bit Electrospray Thruster Control$750K
May 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Green Monopropellant CubeSat Propulsion System$747K
Mar 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Geosynchronous Roaming Reconnaissance and Inspector Spacecraft$1.5M
Mar 2019Federal contractDefense · Long Lifetime Cathode And Iodine Fueled Electricity - Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I$150K
Dec 2018Federal contractDefense · Standardized Scalable Components And Structures For Espa Class And Below$150K
Sep 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Integrated Green Monopropellant Processing for High Power Electrospray Thrusters$750K
Aug 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR I: Baa 18.1. Innovative Engine Solutions For Uavs$150K
Aug 2018Federal contractNASA · The Magnetic Topography In Hall Effect Thrusters (hets) Plays An Important Role In Focusing The Electrons And Controlling The Plasma Discharge Which In Turns Governs The Thruster Performance. The Magnetic Circuit Components Constitute More Than Half Of The Thruster Mass. To Produce Low-mass Thrusters, The Design Of The Magnetic Circuit Needs To Be Optimized. The Advanced Magnetic Alloy (ama) Is The Material Of Choice For The Ferromagnetic Parts Of An Het's Magnetic Circuit. In Addition To Its Su$125K
Jul 2018Federal contractDefense · Electric Propulsion Beam Divergence$2.2M
Jul 2018Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Compact High Performance Plasma Propulsion System$125K
Jul 2018Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Iodine-Compatible Photocathode for RF Ion Thrusters$125K
Jul 2018Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Compact High Efficiency GaN-based PPU$125K
Jul 2018Federal contractNASA · Busek Proposes To Develop A New Form Of Passive Electrospray Thruster Control Which Will Enable Extremely Fast Thruster Operations And Thereby Unprecedented Minimum Impulse Bits. Busek S BET-300-P Thruster Is Under Active Development As A Precision Reaction Control System (rcs) Which Will Provide Orders Of Magnitude Improvements Over State-of-the-art Alternative Attitude Control Systems (acs) For Cubesats And Small Spacecraft. The Low Inertia Of Cubesats Combined With Vibrational Disturbances An$125K
Jul 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High Speed Plasma Probe and Electronics Suite$750K
May 2018Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Versatile Attitude Control Actuators for Sub-Milliarcsecond Precision Pointing$750K
May 2018Federal contractNASA · Busek Proposes To Develop A Highly Modular Attitude Control System (acs) Which Will Provide Orders Of Magnitude Improvements Over State-of-the-art Alternative Acs For Cubesats. The Low Inertia Of Cubesats Combined With Vibrational Disturbances And Resolution Limitations Of State-of-the-art Acs Presently Limit Body-pointing And Position Control Accuracy. Busek S Electrospray Thrusters Aboard The Esa Lisa Pathfinder Spacecraft Recently Demonstrated Precision Control At Nm Scales; This Work Extends$750K
Sep 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf In This Ccrpp Program, Busek Proposes To Perform A Qualification Life Test On A High Power Hall Effect Thrusters (het) And Center Mounted Hollow Cathode Assembly (hca). The Effort Builds Upon A NASA Phase 2 SBIR Under Contract Number NNX14CC24C. Space Systems/loral, Llc (ssl) Is Both The Commercializationpartner And The Investor Into The Ccrpp Program. An Engineering Model Thruster And Cathode Was Built And Performance Tested And Will Be Entering A Qualification Program In 3RD Quart$465K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf = Other Function; Seacube Ocean Altimeter For Cubesats$2.9M
Sep 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf$250K
Aug 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · A Low Work Function Thermionic Conversion Electrode for Space Power Generation$150K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf New Darpa SBIR Phase I Contract; Proposal Titled, A Low Work Function Thermionic Conversion Electrode For Space Power Generation. Solicitation: Darpa 17.1 SBIR.$100K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Geosynchronous Roaming Reconnaissance And Inspector Spacecra$150K
Jun 2017Federal grantNASA · Phase I · A Universal High Efficiency Modular Discharge Over a Wide Input/Output Voltage Range for Hall Thruster Power Processing Unit$125K
Jun 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Growing Scientific And Practical Needs Exist For Precision Spacecraft Pointing At Milliarcsec (mas) Levels. Present State-of-the-art Reaction Wheels, Or Similar, Actuators Introduce Vibrational Jitter And Can Ultimately Drive Pointing Error. Busek Electrospray Thrusters Aboard The Esa Lisa Pathfinder Mission Have Recently Demonstrated Nm Scale Position Control. The Proposed System Will Provide Vibration-free Sub-mas Pointing Control Through Integration Of Follow-on Innovations And $125K
Apr 2017Federal contractDefense · Iodine Ion Thruster$165K
Mar 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Fuel Flexible Hall Thruster for Multi-Mode Propulsion Systems$750K
Mar 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf "(SBIR Phase I) High Speed Plasma Probe And Electronics Suite"$150K
Mar 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Targeted Electrospray Performance for High Efficiency and Scalability$150K
Mar 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I - Integrated Green Monopropellant Propellant Processing For High Power Electrospray Thrusters$150K
Mar 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf STTR Phase II Research&dev$532K
Mar 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Phase I Topic #N163-139$80K
Jun 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Novel Ionic Liquids For Reversible Electroplating$150K
Jun 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase I · AstroCube: An Asteroid Prospecting CubeSat Mission$125K
Jun 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase I · 1mN Electrospray Thruster with Safe Passive Propellant Delivery$125K
Jun 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase I · A Novel Electrode Material for Thermionic Power Generation$125K
May 2016Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Busek Is Developing An Advanced Iodine Feed System For Hall Effect Thrusters (hets), Ion Engines, Cathodes, And Other Plasma Generators. The Feed System Features An Innovative Piezo Driven Valve That Saves Volume, Mass, Cost, And Energy With Respect To State Of The Art Alternatives. The Feed System Also Features A Low Mass Plastic Propellant Tank That May Be Manufactured Through Additive Processes. This Allows Low Cost, Complex Shapes That Can Maximize The Use Of Available Space Ins$750K
May 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase II · SOUL System Maturation$750K
Jan 2016Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf As Part Of A NASA Game Changing Technologies Program, Busek Developed A Fully Integrated Prototype 100UN-CLASS System (BET-100UN) Suitable For Integration Into Cubesat Platforms. This Statement Of Work Outlines The Effort To Flight-qualify The Electrospray System Developed As Part Of The Microfluidic Electrospray Propulsion (mep) Phase I Program. The Final Integrated Units Delivered As Part Of The Phase I Were Intended To Be Viable For Low Earth Orbit (leo) Demonstration After Compl$2.5M
Dec 2015Federal contractDefense · Advanced Micro Pulsed Plasma Thruster$160K
Dec 2015Federal contractDefense · Pseudo Linear Hall Thruster$100K
Sep 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SeaCubeRadar Altimeter for CubeSats$873K
Sep 2015Federal grantNASA · Phase II · LunarCube for Deep Space Missions$1.5M
Sep 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Busek, In Partnership With Morehead State University (msu), Proposes To Develop A Versatile 6U Cubesat Capable Of Reaching A Lunar Orbit From Geo. The Primary Objective Of The Phase II Effort Is To Demonstrate A Complete, Mini Ion Propulsion System That Provides ~3000SEC Isp Heretofore Unavailable To Cubesats, With A Solid-storable Iodine Propellant. This Type Of Propulsion Technology Would Be A Huge Mission Enabler And Ideal For Volume-limited Satellites Such As Cubesats. The 6U B$2M
Sep 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Low Mass Low Specific Power Hall Effect Thruster$750K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II - Low Mass Low Specific Power Hall Effect Thruster$750K
Aug 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Small Business Innovative Research Phase I, "ultra Compact Green Monopropellant Propulsion For Cubesats"$150K
Aug 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase 1 - Fuel Flexible Hall Thruster For Multi-mode Propulsion System$150K
Jul 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Miniaturized Satellite Development for Responsive Space Missions$1.5M
Jun 2015Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I (2015.1), Topic N151-004. Igf::ot::igf$80K
Jun 2015Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Unmanned Solar Electric Resource Prospector$125K
Jun 2015Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Hybrid Direct Drive PPU for Deep Space CubeSat Propulsion System$125K
Jun 2015Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Iodine-Compatible C12A7 Electride Hollow Cathode$125K
Jun 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Proposed Innovation Is An Advanced Iodine Feed System For Hall Effect Thrusters (hets), Ion Engines, Cathodes, And Other Plasma Generators. This Feed System Features A Low Mass Plastic Propellant Tank That May Be Manufactured Through Additive Processes. This Allows Low Cost, Complex Shapes That Can Maximize The Use Of Available Space Inside The Spacecraft. The Feed System Also Features An Innovative Piezo Valve That Will Save Volume, Mass, Cost, And Energy With Respect To The St$125K
Jun 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Busek Co. Inc. Proposes To Advance The Maturity Of An Innovative Spacecraft On Umbilical Line (soul) System Suitable For A Wide Variety Of Applications Of Interest To NASA, DOD And Commercial Missions. Soul Is A Small (<10KG) Robotic, Self-propelled, Self-navigating, Autonomous Vehicle Equipped With A Tool (e.g. Gripper, Light, Camera Etc.). The Soul Vehicle/robot Is Attached Via The Umbilical Line To A Larger Host Spacecraft That Stows It In A Marsupial-like Manner And Communicates$125K
Mar 2015Federal contractNASA · The Development Of Critical Components For 600W Iodine Hall Propulsion System Is A SBIR Phase III Follow-on To Work Completed Under SBIR Phase I Contract NNX12CD99P And SBIR Phase II Contract NNX13CC82C. Igf::ot::igf$914K
Mar 2015Federal contractDefense · Lower Power Hall Thruster System$249K
Jan 2015Federal contractDefense · High Precision Sensor$22K
Nov 2014Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Novel High Velocity Ion Beam Generation for Space Propulsion$747K
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Small Business Innovation Research Phase III, Advanced Monopropellant Application For Cubesat$1.4M
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Technical Support Services$1.5M
Jul 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Small Business Innovative Research Phase I, Low Mass Low Specific Power Hall Effect Thruster$150K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Busek And University Of Utah Propose To Develop Novel Metal Organic Framework (mof) Material To Efficiently Capture Oxygen In Spacecraft Cabin Environment. The Proposed Novel Mof Is Postulated To Be Capable Of Separating Oxygen From Ambient Air With High Efficiency, And At The Same Time, Be Stable To Moisture And Resistant To Decomposition. In Phase I, Our Team Shall Synthesize The Proposed Mof And A Mof Of Known Oxygen Capture Capability As The Benchmark. The Mofs Will Be Tested Fo$125K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Busek Co., Inc. And Morehead State University Propose To Develop A 6U Cubesat Capable Of Reaching A Lunar Orbit From Geo. The Primary Objective Is To Demonstrate Heretofore Unavailable High ISP(3000S) With A Small And Very Efficient Ion Thruster. A Mission To The Moon Will Demonstrate A Propulsion Technology That Enables A Variety Of Other Deep Space Missions. Unlike The Well-known And Much Larger Dc Ion Thrusters Flown On Missions Such As Deep Space 1 And Dawn, The Proposed Thruste$120K
May 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf In Phase I Busek Matured The Design Of An Existing 15-KW Laboratory Thruster. Magnetic Modeling Was Performed To Generate A Circuit Incorporating Magnetic Shielding. Erosion Modeling Predicts Extremely Long Lifetime And High Throughput. A Detailed Mechanical Design Of The Thruster Resulted In An Overall Assembly With Specific MASS<3KG/KW. Modal, Dynamic And Thermal Analyses Were Performed To Calculate Resonance Frequencies, Mode Shapes, Stress And Fatigue Values And Temperature Lim$1.6M
Apr 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Busek Proposes To Develop A High Performance, Non-toxic Storable, "green" Monopropellant Thruster Suitable For In-space Reaction Control Propulsion. The Engine Will Deliver 100N (~25LBF) Vacuum Thrust With Specific Impulse Exceeding 240SEC. Estimated Isp-density Is On The Order Of 348 Sec-g/cc, A 48% Increase From The State-of-the-art Hydrazine Systems. The Most Important Feature That Sets This Thruster Apart From Other Similar Devices Will Be The Use Of An Innovative, Long-life Cat$750K
Apr 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Busek Is Developing A High Throughput Nominal 100-W Hall Effect Thruster. This Device Is Well Sized For Spacecraft Ranging In Size From Several Tens Of Kilograms To Several Hundred Kilograms. It Could Be Fueled By Either Xenon Or Iodine. The Latter Yields Performance Like Xenon, But Stores At Low Pressure And High Density, Make It Especially Attractive For Volume Limited Spacecraft. The Available Specific Impulse Will Be 1400-1600-S. The T$750K
Mar 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Proposal Title: 1U Cubesat Green Propulsion System With Post-launch Pressurization. Busek Proposes To Develop A 1U Cubesat Propulsion System Utilizing The Non-toxic, Green Monopropellant AF-M315E. The System Will Feature An Innovative Post-launch Pressurization Scheme In Which An Inert Pressurant Gas Is Produced By Electrolysis Of An Ionic Liquid. With The Ability To Launch Completely Unpressurized, The System Will Pose Minimum Hazards To The Spacecraft Integrator, The Primary Paylo$177K
Mar 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Iodine RF Ion Thruster Development, Nra Proposal No. 12-12GCTE PRO-0031$150K
Feb 2014Federal contractDefense · 0.5N Thruster$100K
Dec 2013Federal contractDefense · 1CM Micro Thruster System$183K
Dec 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II - Ultra High-density Ion Propulsion From Ionic Liquids$948K
Sep 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Busek Has Been Evaluating And Developing Hall Thruster Technologies For Alternative Propellants To Xenon For Increased Propellant Density. Under Previous SBIR And STTR Activities, Busek Has Demonstrated The Viability Of Room Temperature Solid Propellants. NASA Would Like To Develop A Solid Propellant 200W Hall Thruster And Cathode For Integration And Testing With A 6U Cubesat To Demonstrate Flight-like Operations And Further Mature The Integrated System. This Additional Hardware Dev$26K
Sep 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf NASA Research Announcement (nra)award For Miniature Electrospray Thrusters Based On Porous Surface Emission. The Objective Of The Research Is For The Contractor To Develop Novel, Mid-trl Technologies That Have The Potential To Radically Change Propulsion Capabilities For Very Small Satellites As Well As Offering A Low Mass And Power Alternative For Attitude Control Systems For Larger Satellites. The Ultimate Purpose Is To Develop Micro-thrusters For Multiple Cross-cutting Space Appl$1.7M
Aug 2013Federal contractNASA · Bht 600 Thruster$7K
Jul 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Thrust Balances$104K
Jul 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf In The Phase I Program, Busek Co. Inc. Tested An Existing Hall Thruster, The BHT-8000, On Iodine Propellant. The Thruster Was Fed By A High Flow Iodine Feed System, And Supported By An Existing Busek Hollow Cathode Flowing Xenon Gas. The Phase I Propellant Feed System Was Evolved From A Previously Demonstrated Laboratory Feed System. Throttling Of The Thruster Between 2 And 11 Kw At 200-600V Was Demonstrated. Testing Has Shown That The Efficiency Of Iodine Fueled BHT-8000 Is The Sam$950K
Jul 2013Federal contractNASA · Hastelloy Gas Distributor$15K
Jul 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I - Novel High Velocity Ion Beam Generation For Space Propulsion$150K
May 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Overall Scope Of This Phase I/II Effort Is The Development Of A High Efficiency 15KW (nominal) Hall Thruster Discharge Converter. In Phase I, Busek Co. Inc. Will Design, Fabricate And Test A Nominal 7.5KW Breadboard Discharge Converter Module. Busek Proposes A Converter Topolgy Called The Leading Edge Auxiliary Phase Shifted (leaps) Bridge, Which Is A Modification Of The Standard Phase Shifted Bridge That Uses An Energy-recovering Auxiliary Circuit To Force The Transition From $200K
May 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Busek Co. Inc. Proposes To Develop A High Throughput, Nominal 100 W Hall Effect Thruster (het). This Het Will Be Sized For Small Spacecraft (<180 Kg), Including Nano-spacecraft (<20 Kg). An Edison Small Satellite Demonstration Mission Could Feature This Thruster Fueled By Iodine Or Xenon. The Phase I Program Has Five Technical Tasks. In The First Task, We Will Determine The Throttling Capabilities Of An Improved Version Of Our Flight Model 200 W Thruster. The Improved Thruster In$125K
May 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Busek Proposes To Develop A High Performance, Non-toxic Storable, "green" Monopropellant Thruster Suitable For In-space Reaction Control Propulsion. The Engine Will Deliver 100N (~25LBF) Vacuum Thrust With Specific Impulse Exceeding 240SEC. Estimated Isp-density Is On The Order Of 348 Sec-g/cc, A 48% Increase From The State-of-the-art Hydrazine Systems. The Most Important Feature That Sets This Thruster Apart From Other Similar Devices Will Be The Use Of An Innovative, Long-life Ca$125K
May 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Busek Company, Inc. Proposes To Develop A Micro Thermionic Cathode That Requires Extremely Low Power And Provides Long Lifetime. The Basis For The Cathode Is A Barium Impregnated Dispenser Cathode. The Innovation Will Be The Heating Technique. We Are Proposing To Heat The Cathode To Emission Temperatures Through Radio Frequency Induction Heating. The Current State Of The Art Micro Cathodes Utilize A Resistive Heater Typically Operated By Passing A Dc Or Ac Current Through A Small $125K
May 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf An Approach For Maximizing Hall Thruster Electrical System Efficiency Is To Power The Thruster Directly From A High Voltage Solar Array By A Method Commonly Referred To As Direct-drive. These Direct Drive System Designs Eliminate The Power Processing Unit (ppu) And Therefore Have A Substantial Advantage In Terms Of Overall Electrical Efficiency And Mass Savings. This Phase I/II Proposal Effort Is Comprised Of The Development Of A Hall Thruster Direct Drive Unit (ddu). The Ddu Will$200K
May 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Busek Proposes To Develop A Flight Version Of A High Power Hall Effect Thruster. While Numerous High Power Hall Effect Thrusters Have Been Demonstrated In The Laboratory, No Flight Qualified Options Exist. The Baseline Thruster Would Be Tentatively Sized At The 15KW Power Level. Busek Proposes To Work With NASA To Improve Upon Laboratory Designs By Incorporating Both NASA And Busek Unique Het Product Knowledge. Specific Features To Be Implemented Include The Use Of Hiperco Magnetic$200K
Apr 2013Federal contractDefense · Ecr Cathode$120K
Feb 2013Federal contractDefense · SBIR II, Electrospray-based Propulsive De-orbit Module$750K
Feb 2013Federal contractDefense · This Phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Under Topic C122-106-0098 Entitled High Capacity Supported Ionic Liquids For Carbon Dioxide Capture In Rebreather Systems Ojective Is To Develop A Novel Carbon Dioxide And Water Removal Technology For A Closed Circuit Self-contained Breathing Apparatus (scba) That Will Extend Its Operating Lifetime, While Simultaneously Reducing Overall Weight And Logistic Burden.$100K
Jan 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf - In Response To Topic S3.04 "propulsion Systems," Busek Co. Inc. Will Develop A High Throughput Hall Effect Thruster With A Nominal Peak Power Of 1-KW And Wide Throttling Range In Terms Of Both Power And Isp. In Phase I The Preliminary Thruster Design Was Completed. Project Activities Focused On Achieving A Magnetic Field That Shields The Discharge Channel From Ion Induced Erosion. The Goal Is To Achieve A Propellant Throughput Greater Than 100 Kg/kw. Numerical Modeling Is Playing $700K
Dec 2012Federal contractDefense · Status Report I, Data Item No. A001$150K
Nov 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I- Topic Number A122-102-0528$100K
Oct 2012Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Purpose Of This Purchase Order Is For A Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase III Effort Titled Potential To Use Dragon Trunk As A Flexible Solar Electric Propulsion Demonstration Platform. The Tasks To Be Performed Under This Effort Specifically Pertain To The Interfaces Between An Iodine-fed Hall Effect Thruster (het) And The Spacex Dragon Trunk Module Of The Dragon Spacecraft. This Work Derives From The STTR Phase II Contract No. NNX12CB03C. Please See Attached Sta$25K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase III - Space Plasma Characterization Source (spcs)$5M
Jun 2012Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Other Functions - This Requirement Is Under The Broad Agency Announcement Entitled Phoenix Technologies. The Overall Requirement Is To Develop And Demonstrate Technologies To Cooperatively Harvest And Re-use Valuable Components From Retired, Nonworking Satellites In Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (geo) And Demonstrate The Ability To Create New Systems At Greatly Reduced Cost. This Specific Requirement Is For High Performance Configurable Propulsion Satlets.$2.3M
Jun 2012Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Other Function - The Innovation Being Developed In This Program Is A Mg Hall Effect Thruster System That Would Open The Door For In-situ Resource Utilization Based Solar System Exploration. Magnesium Is Light And Easy To Ionize. Performance Advantages Of A Mg Thruster Include Far Higher Specific Impulse And Less Life Limiting Erosion. Additional Advantages Include Low Propellant Cost And Low Pressure Propellant Storage. A System EFFICIENCY>50% Is Expected From An Optimized, High Pow$795K
May 2012Federal contractDefense · STTR 1, Ultra-high Density Ion Propulsion From Ionic Liquids$100K
Apr 2012Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Other Function - During Phase I, Busek Designed And Manufactured An Electrospray Emitter Capable Of Generating 20 Mn In A 7" X 7" X 1.7" Package. The Thruster Consists Of Nine Porous-surface Emitters Operating In Parallel From A Common Propellant Supply. Each Emitter Is Capable Of Supporting Over 70,000 Electrospray Emission Sites, With The Plume From Each Emitter Being Accelerated Through A Single Aperture, Eliminating The Need For Individual Emission Site Alignment To An Extractio$897K
Feb 2012Federal contractDefense · Modular Green Propulsion System With Autonomous Orbit Control$150K
Feb 2012Federal contractNASA · Busek Co. Inc. Proposes To Develop A High Power (high Thrust) Electric Propulsion System Featuring An Iodine Fueled Hall Effect Thruster (het). The System To Be Developed Will Include A Thruster, Hollow Cathode, And Condensable Propellant Feed System. The Nominal Power Level Of The Thruster Developed In This Program Will Be 20 To 50 Kw. The Thruster Can Be Clustered To Support ~200 Kw Class Missions To The Moon, Mars, And Beyond. In A Future Program, The Technology Can Be Scaled To ~100 Kw Per T$125K
Feb 2012Federal contractNASA · In Response To Topic S3.04 "propulsion Systems," Busek Proposes To Develop A High Throughput Hall Effect Thruster With A Nominal Peak Power Of 1-KW And Wide Throttling Range In Terms Of Both Power And Isp. In Phase I, We Will Design The Thruster, Focusing On Achieving A Magnetic Field That Shields The Discharge Channel From Ion Induced Erosion. Our Goal Is To Achieve A Propellant Throughput Of At Least 100 Kg Per Kw Of Input Power And A System Specific Mass Of 6 Kg Per Kw. Numerical Modeling Wil$125K
Dec 2011Federal contractDefense · Army SBIR Phase 2$723K
Nov 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$150K
Nov 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$150K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$750K
Aug 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Pii - High Priority, Large Orbital Debris Remover$1.5M
Jun 2011Federal contractDefense · Busek Hall Effect Thruster Control Syste$42K
Jun 2011Federal contractNASA · In The Phase I Effort, Busek Developed A Miniature Precision Piezo-actuated Microvalve Weighing 32G And Occupying 4.5 CM^3. The Valve Demonstrated Continuous Flow Regulation Of 0-12 Sccm Nitrogen (15PSI Supply Pressure) Thru 0-500 Sccm Nitrogen (1000PSI Supply Pressure), With A Leak Rate Of Better Than 1.0 X 10^-5 Mbar-l/s. The Simple, Low Part-count Design Was Developed With A Critical Eye Toward Low-rejection Rate Manufacturability, With Several Sensitive Assembly Operations Successfully Advan$699K
Jun 2011Federal contractNASA · In The Proposed Phase II Program, We Will Continue The Development Of Mg Bipropellant Rockets For Martian Pav Applications. In Phase I, We Proved The Feasibility Of This Game-changing Technology. Through Chemical Analysis, We Determined That Mg Can Be Combusted With CO2 Condensed In-situ From The Martian Atmosphere To Yield Isp 240 S. We Then Successfully Demonstrated A Low Fidelity MG-CO2 Rocket In The Laboratory, Achieving Combustion For 43S Before Voluntary Termination. We Also Analyzed The U$474K
Jun 2011Federal contractNASA · In NASA Is Seeking An Electric Propulsion System Capable Of Producing 20MN Thrust With Input Power Up To 1000W And Specific Impulse Ranging From 1600-3500 Seconds. The Key Technical Challenge Of The Topic Is The Target Mass Of 1KG For The Thruster And 2KG For The Power Processor (ppu). In Phase 1 Busek Develop An Overall Subsystem Design For The Thruster/cathode, Ppu And Xfs. The Feasibility Of A Low Mass Power Processing Architecture That Replaces Four Of The Dc-dc Converters Of A Typical Ppu W$600K
Jun 2011Federal contractNASA · Busek Leveraged Previous, Internally Sponsored, High Power, Hall Thruster Discharge Converter Development Which Allowed It To Design, Build, And Test New Printed Circuit Board Converter Within This Phase 1 Effort. The New Converter Consists Of Two Series Or Parallel Boards (slices) Intended To Power NASA Grc Hivhac Thruster Or Other Similarly Sized Ep Devices. The Converter Accepts 80 To 160V Input And Generates 200 To 700V Isolated Output While Delivering Continually Adjustable 300W To 3.5KW Po$600K
May 2011Federal contractDefense · Lretd-puc$216K
May 2011Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$100K
May 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR II - Two-phase Ammonia Pump For Mono-propellant Warm Gas Pressurization$743K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · Sample And Return Missions Desire And Missions Like Saturn Observer Require A Low Power Hall Thruster That Can Operate At High Thrust To Power As Well As High Specific Impulse In Order To Close Mission Time, Mass And Delta Velocity Requirements. This Type Of Thruster Is Commonly Referred To As A Dual Mode Hall Thruster. While The Traditional Geometry Commonly Used In A Hall Thruster Can Achieve Relatively High Isp Operation, They Are Limited In Their Ability To Achieve Much Better Than 80MN/KW T$100K
Feb 2011Federal contractDefense · Beam Focusing Carbon Nanotube Cathode For Traveling Wave Tubes$100K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · Colloid Thrusters Have Long Been Known For Their Exceptional Thrust Efficiency And Ability To Operate Over A Range Of Specific Impulse Due To Easily Variable Charge-to-mass Ratio Of Emitted Particles. They Have Also Been Considered Limited To Only Very Low Thrust Levels, Able To Produce Few Micronewtons From Individual Emission Sites. This Has Motivated Significant Research Into Developing Large Microfabricated Arrays Of Emitters In Order To Achieve Greater Thrust. Busek, Using An Alternate Appr$100K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · Busek Proposes To Prove The Feasibility Of A Mg Hall Effect Thruster System That Would Open The Door For In-situ Resource Utilization (isru) Based Solar System Exploration. Elemental Magnesium Has Favorable Thermophysical Properties And Is Very Easy To Ionize. The Estimated Specific Impulse For A High Efficiency Magnesium Hall Thruster Operating Off Of A Standard 400 V Power Processing Unit Is 5000 S. EFFICIENCIES>50% Will Be Possible. Although The Vapor Pressure Of Mg Is Relatively Low, It Is B$100K
Nov 2010Federal contractDefense · Compact Low Mass Propulsion For Responsive Space$784K
Nov 2010Federal contractDefense · (sttr-phase II) Variable-isp Ionic Liquid Electrospray Thruster$500K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph II$750K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · Propellant Testing$30K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · High Priority, Large Orbital Debris Remover$70K
Jun 2010Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$70K
Jun 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR II$750K
May 2010Federal contractDefense · Army SBIR Phase 1$120K
Apr 2010Federal contractDefense · 1MN Colloid Thruster Electronics$61K
Mar 2010Federal contractNASA · Busek Proposes To Develop An Integrated Propulsion, Power, Acs, (propacs) System For Micro-spacecraft Deployed From The Espa Ring Secondary Payload Ports. The Standardized Propacs System Integrates The Essential Elements Needed For Highly Capable Micro-spacecraft Bus Including; 1) 600 W Hall Effect Thruster System For Primary Propulsion, 2) Xe Cold Gas Thrusters For Propulsive Acs, 3) Articulated Solar Array, Batteries And Power Management And Distribution (pmad) System With Steady State Power O$699K
Mar 2010Federal contractDefense · Self-powered 1MN Thruster For Cubesats$100K
Feb 2010Federal contractDefense · Sbirii$746K
Feb 2010Federal contractDefense · Ammonia Micro-resistojet Propulsion System For Cubesats$750K
Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · We Propose To Develop Mg Rockets For Martian Ascent Vehicle Applications. The Propellant Can Be Acquired In-situ From Mgo In The Martian Regolith (5.1% Mg By Mass) And Combusted With H20 That Exists At The Poles And Below The Surface. The Vacuum Isp Of A MG-H20 Rocket Would Be ~300 S. Mg Can Also Be Combusted With CO2 Condensed From The Martian Atmosphere To Yield Isp ~215 S. The Technology Can Also Be Used On The Moon, Where Regolith Is 5.5% Mg. AL-H20 Rockets Would Also Be Enabled; Like Mg, Al$100K
Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · NASA Is Seeking Electric Propulsion Systems Capable Of Producing Up To 20MN Thrust, Input Power Up To 1000W And Specific Impulse Ranging From 1600-3500 Seconds. The Target Mass Is 1KG For The Thruster And 2KG For The Power Processor Unit (ppu). The Proposed System Will Be Based On A Variant Of Our Low Power Het Family, The NASA In-situ Channel Replacement Technology For Thruster Life Extension, And A Simplified Ppu Based On Our Patented Multi-functional Single Converter Ppu. In Phase I Busek Pr$100K
Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · New Frontiers And Discovery Class Science Missions Cover A Broad Range Of Scientific Objectives And Mission Destinations. To Address Nasa's Need For Advanced Propulsion Systems That Can Effectively Operate In Both Near Earth As Well As To Outer Planets And Other Celestial Bodies, Nasa-grc Has Been Developing A Wide Throttle Range High Voltage Hall Accelerator Called Hivhac. This Thruster Is Envisioned To Operate At Power Levels From 300 W To 3.5 Kw While Providing Specific Impulse Ranging From 1$100K
Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · In Space Propulsion Applications, An Increasingly Unmet Need Is Compact, Low-power, Precision Flow Regulating Valves. Propulsion For Increasingly Small Spacecraft Is Limited By The Availability Of Such Valves. Although Much Work On Miniaturizing Valves Has Been Performed Using Microfabrication Approaches, Few Of These Efforts Have Resulted In Technologies Suitable For Propulsion. Busek Proposes A Piezo-actuated Microvalve Suitable For Continuous Regulation Of Gas, Resolved To Flowrates Of Bette$100K
Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · The NASA Science Mission Directorate Has Plans To Launch High-performance Advanced Space Telescopes For Astrophysics Missions That Require Precision Formation Flying For Synthetic Aperture Telescopes. These Formations Dictate The Capability For Precise Alignment, Synchronized Maneuvers And Reconfigurations. In Order To Accomplish The Stated Tasks, Precise And Low-noise Micro-thrusters Are Needed. Busek Co. Inc. Is Proposing To Continue The Development Of A Micro RF Ion Engine Propulsion System.$600K
Jan 2010Federal contractDefense · Compact Low Mass Propulsion For Responsive Space$100K
Nov 2009Federal contractDefense · Hall Effect Thruster System$165K
Nov 2009Federal contractDefense · Hall Effect Thruster System$78K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Liquid Atomizing Fuel Injector For Heavy Fuel Internal$871K
Aug 2009Federal contractDefense · Busek Co Inc - SBIR I$100K
Aug 2009Federal contractDefense · Bht 600 Watt Hall Effect Thruster$306K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · STTR (phase I) - Variable-lsp Ionic Liquid Electrospray Thruster$100K
Jun 2009Federal contractDefense · Precision Microvalve For Green Propellants$100K
Jun 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR 1$100K
Jun 2009Federal contractDefense · (STTR Phase 1) Cold Cathode For High Power Magnetrons$100K
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · Darpa SBIR Phase I$99K
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR II- Extended Lifetime Low Power Hall Thruster$746K
Feb 2009Federal contractDefense · Low Cost Espa Based Satellite Bus$100K
Feb 2009Federal contractDefense · Multi-emitter Micro Pulsed Plasma Thrust$265K
Feb 2009Federal contractDefense · Self-powered Electrospray Thruster Cluster For Deorbit-detumble Applications$100K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · Radioisotope Electric Propulsion (rep) Offers The Prospect For A Variety Of New Science Missions By Enabling Use Of Hall Effect Propulsion In The Outer Solar System, Particularly At Distances Beyond The Limits Of Practical Solar Photovoltaic Power. Radioisotope Power System (rps) Technology Under Development By The Science Mission Directorate (smd) Provides High System-specific Power And Lifetime Needed For Rep Applications. The Low Power (0.5 To 1.0 Kw) And Multiyear (30,000 Hour) Lifetime Het $100K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · Precise Thrust Actuation By A Micro RF Ion Engine Busek Proposes To Develop A Radio-frequency Discharge, Gridded Micro Ion Engine That Produces N Level Of Thrust Precisely Adjustable Over A Wide Dynamic Thrust Range. RF Discharge Was Chosen To Eliminate The Life-limiting Internal Cathode Of A Dc Discharge Ion Engine. Thrust Actuation On The Order Of 0.03 N Resolution Is Proposed With A Closed-loop Control System. This Controlling Scheme Can Be Achieved By Varying Only One Parameter: The RF Power$100K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · Busek Proposes To Develop Light Metal Hall Effect Thrusters That Will Help Reduce The Travel Time, Mass, And Cost Of Smd Spacecraft. Busek Has Identified Three Attractive Light Metal Propellants: Magnesium (mg), Zinc (zn), And A Eutectic (mg/zn). These Metals Are Plentiful And Practical Alternatives To Xe And Kr, Which Are Expensive And Scarce, And Bi, Which Is Overly Condensable And Requires A High Voltage Power Processing Unit (ppu) To Reach Velocities Of Interest. Because Mg And Zn Are Lightw$100K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · Espa Based Secondary Payload Orbit Maneuvering System Busek Co. Inc. Proposes To Develop/design An Integrated Propulsion, Power, Acs, And Separation Module For Secondary Espa Payloads. The Standardized Secondary Payload Orbit Maneuvering System (oms) Will Have; 1) 200 W Or 600 W Hall Effect Thruster System For Primary Propulsion, 2) Xe Cold Gas Thrusters For Propulsive Acs, 3) Solar Array, Batteries And Power Conditioning With Steady State Power Of -230/680W And 4) An Integral Structure That Sup$100K
Jan 2009Federal contractDefense · Bismuth Hall Thruster Development Program SBIR Phase III$486K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · Colloid Thruster For Attitude Control Systems (acs) And Tip-off Control Applications Busek Proposes To Develop And Deliver A Complete Engineering Model Colloid Thruster System Capable Of Thrust Levels And Lifetimes Required For Spacecraft Operational Tasks Such As Tip-off De-tumbling And Attitude Control. The Self Contained Thruster System Shall Be Capable Of Delivering 75AUN With Sufficient Total Impulse To De-tumble Spacecraft Such As Lisa. The Proposed Phase 2 Work Builds Upon A Highly Succe$600K
Nov 2008Federal contractDefense · (STTR Phase II) A Coaxial High Energy Thruster For Defensive Space Applications$500K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · 3 Cm Dia 30 Watt RF Ion Thruster$120K
Sep 2008Federal contractNASA · Development Of A Long Life 600 W Hall Thruster$97K
Aug 2008Federal contractDefense · "espa On-orbit Maneuvering System (oms)"$1.1M
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$100K
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$100K
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · Falconsat 5 Program Initial Contract For SBIR Phase III$4.7M
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Af Topic 08-062$100K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR I - OSD08-UM1 Liquid Atomizing Fuel Injector$100K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · BHC-1500 Cathode Hall Effect Thruster.$13K
Feb 2008Federal contractNASA · Colloid Thruster For Attitude Control Systems (acs) And Tip-off Control Applications$100K
Jan 2008Federal contractDefense · Darpa SBIR Phase I$99K
Jan 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR I$100K
Dec 2007Federal contractDefense · SBIR I$100K
Feb 2007Federal contractDefense · ICE$351K
Jul 2006Federal contractDefense · 200610!000241!5700!FA9300!AFFTC/PKT !FA930006C1001 !a!n! !y! ! !20060706!20081006!184629491!184629491!184629491!N!BUSEK Co, Inc !11 Tech Cir !natick !MA!01760!43930!017!25!NATICK !middlesex !mass !+000000300000!N!N!000000749994!AC21!RDTE/MISSILE And Space Systems-basic Research !A2 !missile And Space Systems !000 !not Discernable !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$750K
Dec 2005Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase Ii--micro Resistojet For Small Satellites$600K
Dec 2005Federal contractNASA · Shared Magnetics Hall Thruster$400K
Nov 2005Federal contractNASA · Radio Frequency Micro Ion Thruster For Precision Propulsion SBIR Phase II 2004 Jpl Award$600K
Jun 2005Federal contractDefense · 200510!500525!9700!HQ0006!MISSILE Defense Agency !HQ000605C7235 !a!n! !n! ! !20050627!20070630!184629491!184629491!184629491!N!BUSEK Co, Inc !11 Tech Cir !natick !MA!01760!43895!017!25!NATICK !middlesex !mass !+000000749547!N!N!000000749547!AC21!RDTE/MISSILE And Space Systems-basic Research !A2 !missile And Space Systems !caa !mda Support !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !202$750K
Jun 2005Federal contractDefense · 200509!000089!5700!FA9550!AFOSR/PK !FA955005C0049 !a!n! !y! ! !20050606!20060630!184629491!184629491!184629491!N!BUSEK Co, Inc !11 Tech Cir !natick !MA!01760!43930!017!25!NATICK !middlesex !mass !+000000749851!N!N!000000749851!AJ16!RDTE/PHYSICAL Sciences - Management Support !S1 !services !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !202$750K
Feb 2005Federal contractDefense · 200505!000035!5700!FA9550!AFOSR/PK !FA955005C0021 !a!n! !y! ! !20050217!20060123!184629491!184629491!184629491!N!BUSEK Co, Inc !11 Tech Cir !natick !MA!01760!43930!017!25!NATICK !middlesex !mass !+000000375000!N!N!000000375000!AD91!RDTE/OTHER Defense-basic Research !S1 !services !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !202$750K
Sep 2004Federal contractDefense · 200412!000267!5700!GR06 !afrl/prka Aerospace Power Fuels !FA865004C2519 !a!n! !y! ! !20040928!20061228!184629491!184629491!184629491!N!BUSEK Co Inc !11 Tech Circle !natick !MA!01760!43930!017!25!NATICK !middlesex !mass !+000000375000!N!N!000000749818!AC16!RDTE/AIRCRAFT-MANAGEMENT Support !A1C!OTHER Aircraft Equipment !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$750K
Sep 2004Federal contractDefense · 200412!000068!5700!GY03 !aedc/pkp R&d Contracts !FA910104C0031 !a!n! !y! ! !20040927!20060808!184629491!184629491!184629491!N!BUSEK Co Inc !11 Tech Circle !natick !MA!01760!43930!017!25!NATICK !middlesex !mass !+000000700000!N!N!000000749660!AD95!RDTE/OTHER Defense-eng/manuf Develop !C9E!ALL Other Supplies And Equipment !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$750K
Aug 2004Federal contractDefense · 200411!000233!5700!GR06 !afrl/prka Aerospace Power Fuels !FA865004C2518 !a!n! !y! ! !20040823!20061120!184629491!184629491!184629491!N!BUSEK Co Inc !11 Tech Circle !natick !MA!01760!43930!017!25!NATICK !middlesex !mass !+000000375000!N!N!000000749211!AC26!RDTE/MISSILE And Space Systems-mgmt Support !A2 !missile And Space Systems !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$749K
Aug 2004Federal contractDefense · 200411!000226!5700!GR06 !afrl/prka Aerospace Power Fuels !FA865004C2504 !a!n! !y! ! !20040819!20061119!184629491!184629491!184629491!N!BUSEK Co Inc !11 Tech Circle !natick !MA!01760!43930!017!25!NATICK !middlesex !mass !+000000749745!N!N!000000749745!AC16!RDTE/AIRCRAFT-MANAGEMENT Support !A1C!OTHER Aircraft Equipment !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$750K
May 2002Federal contractDefense · 200208!000073!5700!GP03 !afftc/pkra R&d Contracts Ftc !F0461102C0026 !a!n! !n! !20020502!20040802!184629491!184629491!184629491!N!BUSEK Co Inc !11 Tech Circle !natick !MA!01760!44140!021!25!NEEDHAM !norfolk !mass !+000000375000!N!N!000000749199!AC25!RDTE/MISSILE And Space Systems-eng/manuf Devel !A2 !missile And Space Systems !3000!NOT Discernable Or Classified !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !99990909!B$908K

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Granted patents#41 · top 26%
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USPTO · 4 granted of 20

Nov 24, 2022PendingSmart Umbilical For Satellite SystemsUSPTOApplication 17748147
Apr 17, 2018GrantedSpacecraft System For Debris Disposal And Other Operations And Methods Pertaining To The SameUSPTOUS 9,944,412
Jan 25, 2018PendingIodine Propellant RF Ion Thruster With RF CathodeUSPTOApplication 15425317

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Smart Umbilical For Satellite SystemsNov 24, 2022 · Application 17748147Pending
Spacecraft System For Debris Disposal And Other Operations And Methods Pertaining To The SameApr 17, 2018 · US 9,944,412Granted
Iodine Propellant RF Ion Thruster With RF CathodeJan 25, 2018 · Application 15425317Pending
Propellant Isolation BarrierDec 28, 2017 · Application 15683119Pending
Colloid Thruster And MethodMay 2, 2017 · US 9,638,178Granted
Geosat Propulsion System Architecture With Electric Apogee MotorDec 22, 2016 · Application 15138748Pending
Post-Launch CO2 Gas Production SystemNov 17, 2016 · Application 15138508Pending
Propellant Isolation BarrierNov 17, 2016 · Application 15093937Pending
Long Life ThrusterNov 15, 2016 · US 9,493,252Granted
Propellant Isolation BarrierJun 16, 2016 · Application 14548998Pending
Post Launch Inert Gas Production And Utilization System And MethodMar 3, 2016 · Application 14475689Pending
Passive Resonant Bidirectional Converter With Galvanic BarrierSep 16, 2014 · US 8,837,170Granted
Post-launch CO2 Gas Production SystemApplication 62160331Pending
Geosat Propulsion System Architecture With Electric Apogee MotorApplication 62180372Pending
Iodine Propellant RF Ion Thruster With RF CathodeApplication 62319550Pending
Iodine Propellant RF Ion Thruster With RF CathodeApplication PCTUS2017026073Pending
Propellant Isolation BarrierApplication 61977202Pending
Spacecraft System For Debris Disposal And Other Operations And Methods Pertaining To The SameApplication 61886816Pending
Long Life ThrusterApplication 61840582Pending
Smart Umbilical For Satellite SystemsApplication 63190455Pending

Recent research by its founders

LunaH-Map: Revealing Lunar Water with a New Radiation Sensor Array20250 cites
Twin Ion Engine Demonstration for Small Spacecraft Applications20250 cites
Electrospray Attitude Control System Flight Preparation20222 cites

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