NOFB Monopropellant

Goal:

Produce a monopropellant blend that is low cost, non-toxic, self-pressurizing, and deep-space-storable.

 

Principal Investigators:

Greg Mungas, David Fisher

 

Technology Updates:

Demonstrated complex thruster design, characterized monopropellant specific impulse, characterized monopropellant physical properties, and defined ground handling safety procedures.

 

-Baseline propulsion option for Odyssey Space Research’s Altair (Lunar Lander Module) ascent main engine, descent stage RCS thrusters, and ascent stage RCS thrusters.

 

-Completed 2004-2007 Mars Advanced Technology Program award in Low Cost propulsion technologies (NASA NOFBOBS). Under this program the NOFB monopropellants were invented, developed, and characterized for use in rocket thruster and power applications. In addition, preliminary NOFB feed system hardware and breadboard NOFB rocket thrusters have been demonstrated.

 

-NASA 2007 Phase II SBIR selection for investigation of Altair (Lunar Lander) ascent stage and ascent/descent RCS thrusters.

 

-Completed 2008 NOFB thruster exhaust plume interaction study with simulated Europa ice for feasibility study of a soft land Europa scientific probe (funded through Arizona State University).

 

Patents:

-Two Filed US Patents

 

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