Home TECHNOLOGIES  For over 25 years Busek has been engaged in research and development efforts to create leading edge  electric propulsion thrusters that enable new classes of missions to be  undertaken by government, industry and academia.    After early research efforts in plasma physics, Busek spent years  developing Hall Effect Thrusters, culminating in the launch of the first  US-based Hall Thruster on TacSat-2 and more recently the launch of  FalconSat-5, including another Busek Hall Thruster. Busek also has also been actively developing micro-Pulsed Plasma  Thrusters, featuring the use of a solid Teflon propellant.  Capable of  delivering precision impulse bits, Busek delivered several pulsed  plasma thrusters that flew successfully on FalconSat-3. As part of the NASA-ESA joint effort to validate one of Einstein’s last  unproven predictions, Busek delivered precision electrospray thrusters   capable of ultra low-noise thrust for the Lisa Pathfinder mission.  This  technology has also enabled the development of an efficient NanoSat /  CubeSat electrospray propulsion system. Busek has also been actively developing electrothermal propulsion   systems, micro-resistojets, and RF ion thrusters.  In the course of these  efforts, Busek has developed unique support systems to create  complete, rugged systems – including valves, cathodes, power  processing units and digital control interface units.   Contact Busek Co, Inc  |   11 Tech Circle, Natick, MA 01760   |  508.655.5565 Home  |  Contact Technologies Home  >>  Technologies Home  |