Happy to share our latest factsheet, showcasing the impactful benefits the iFACT-MP project will deliver!

Happy to share our latest factsheet, showcasing the impactful benefits the iFACT-MP project will deliver!

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Sustainability: Iodine is a sustainable choice for green propellant in satellite missions because it can be efficiently recycled from industrial waste with minimal energy use, meeting pharmaceutical standards, reducing environmental impact and supporting closed-loop systems.

Strategic: The project aims to ensure Europe's self-reliance in space access and technology, supporting strategic autonomy, due to its fully European supply chain, ownership of essential patents, and independence from non-European technologies. This approach safeguards the investment, budget, and commitment of the participants.

Excellence: The project brings together leading European research institutions and experts to develop iodine thrusters, electride emitters, and space-grade components, along with advanced testing and diagnostics for this technology.

Economic: The rapid increase and unpredictability of xenon prices have created a need for alternative propellants in space missions. While krypton has been a common alternative, using iodine as a propel, it offers significant cost and volume advantages, providing a competitive edge for European space industries.

Performance: A unique iodine feeding system will be developed according to flight standards, focusing on design, verification, heat control and error handling. A test facility capable of testing iodine thrusters up to 5 kW will also be established, supporting further iodine electric propulsion (EP) development in Europe. 

Stay tuned for more updates as we push the boundaries of space technology!
 

Happy to share our latest factsheet, showcasing the impactful benefits the iFACT-MP project will deliver!