Development Testing of a 100mN Green Propellant Thruster for Cubesat Propulsion

The overall objective of the proposed effort is to further develop chemical propulsion capability for small sats and CubeSats by maturing a high_performing, green monopropellant (LMP-103S) thruster assembly from a TRL 3 to TRL 5. Early efforts for this activity will involve setup of the facilities for the LMP_103S propellant. These efforts will run concurrently with JPL's procurement of the thruster hardware from the Vacco vendor. Following integration of the thruster into the existing test facilities at MSFC, the test team will perform check_out testing and subsequent hot_fire testing of the thruster. More »