About Neutron Star Systems
Neutron Star Systems (NSS) is a space company that offers high-temperature superconductor spacecraft systems and enables new commercial and defense capabilities for spacecraft by providing more powerful, compact, lightweight, and efficient systems that enable the next generation of space missions. WHAT WE DO Neutron Star Systems’s flagship product is an electric propulsion system for spacecraft mobility in orbit. It is called SUPREME. By combining Applied-Field Magnetoplasmadynamic (AF-MPD) thrusters with HTS technology, SUPREME offers our customers greater scalability, efficiency, and operational flexibility, enabling them to conduct more advanced space missions and save costs in the billions of dollars. We differentiate ourselves through much higher thrust-to-weight ratio, fuel flexibility to operate with 1,000 times cheaper propellant than before (xenon), and increased maneuverability. Our propulsion system can be used for the following applications: • Small satellite constellations • Space situational awareness • Fast transport of space cargo in orbit • GEO communication satellites • Satellites for space weather monitoring • On-orbit servicing, assembly, and manufacturing operations (OSAM) • Cargo transfer to the moon • Manned and cargo missions to Mars and asteroids We are raising 2 million euros to implement 2 signed contracts with the European Innovation Council (EIC), the European Space Agency (ESA), and to secure a new contract worth 600,000 € with the German Aerospace Center (DLR). By achieving TRL 5, we will demonstrate our technology capabilities and benefit from more than 30 letters of recommendation, letters of intent, and partnership agreements we have signed with commercial and government customers. Converting these agreements into orders will support the flight qualification of our product, which is expected to reach the market in 2027.
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