NEWS
AWARDS
2020
NASA SBIR Phase I - ATEG Kilopower
2020
NASA NIAC Phase I - HI-POWER - A High Irradiance Peltier Operated Tungsten Exo-Reflector
2020
NASA NIAC Phase I - Pulsed Plasma Rocket - Shielded, Fast Transits for Humans to Mars
2020
NASA NIAC Phase II - SPEAR Probe - A Swarm-Probe Enabling ATEG Reactor
2019
NSF SBIR Phase I - ThermaSat - A Solar Thermal CubeSat Propulsion System
2019
2017
NASA SBIR Phase I - Fuel Element for an Affordable NTR
PUBLICATIONS
N. D. Jerred, T. M. Howe, S. D. Howe, A. Rajguru, Radioisotope-Driven Dual-Mode Propulsion System for CubeSat-Scale Payloads to the Outer Planets, Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS), 2015
N.D. Jerred, T.M. Howe, A. Rajguru, S.D. Howe, Radioisotope-Based Propulsion System Enabling Exploration with Small Payloads, Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS), 2014
N. D. Jerred, T. M. Howe, S. D. Howe, A. Rajguru, Dual-Mode Propulsion System Enabling Cubesat Exploration Of The Solar System, NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase I: Final Report, 2014
T. M. Howe, R. C. O’Brien, C. M. Stoots, Development of a Small-Scale Radioisotope ThermoPhotovoltaic Power Source, Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS), 2012
MEDIA
Articles
Optics & Photonics News:
Company Eyes “Steampunk” Propulsion for CubeSats
Universe Today, Space and astronomy news:
A Steampunk Engine to Solve Your Satellite Woes!
New Atlas, Space:
ThermaSat design would see CubeSats propelled by jets of steam
digitaltrends:
It may sound rediculous, but the future of satellites could be steam-powered
Fredzone, Sciences:
ET SI ON METTAIT UN PEU DE STEAMPUNK DANS NOS SATELLITES ?
Official ThermaSat Press Release Download:
