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Apr 8, 2024

Exclusive: Phase Four Secures a $14.9M DARPA Contract for an Air-Breathing VLEO System

Posted by in categories: military, space travel

Congestion in LEO is on its way up, and in response, the US military is looking to move down.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has tapped RF-powered in-space propulsion pioneer Phase Four to develop and build a thruster that utilizes the thin air in VLEO as propellant.

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