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Military demand shapes market for satellite propulsion

by Sandra Erwin August 4, 2026August 3, 2026

Startups and established spacecraft manufacturers are investing in engines designed to give small satellites more freedom to change orbit

A gridded ion thruster at NASA’s Glenn Research Center that was used on NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART). Credit: NASA

Sustained maneuver has a propulsion problem

by Michael J. Patterson June 15, 2026June 12, 2026

Enpulsion thrusters

Enpulsion raises $26 million

by Jeff Foust March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

DALL-E image showing the surface of the moon with visible cracks and small green sprouts emerging from the fissures.

From the Magazine

Growing pains for smallsat propulsion

by Debra Werner July 31, 2024July 31, 2024

Arkadia Space

Spanish propulsion startup raises seed round

by Jeff Foust October 30, 2023October 30, 2023

Satellite propulsion startup Benchmark eyes growth in military market

by Sandra Erwin September 9, 2021February 22, 2023

Civil

Frontier Aerospace completes design of Peregrine thrusters

by Debra Werner November 3, 2020January 23, 2023

Benchmark to provide propulsion for Spaceflight’s Sherpa-NG

by Debra Werner August 4, 2020February 22, 2023

Aurora to test deorbit tether on Momentus mission

by Debra Werner February 5, 2020February 21, 2023

Satellite propulsion startup Dawn Aerospace developing small launch vehicle

by Caleb Henry January 21, 2020January 23, 2023

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