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CUA Selected by NASA to Develop an ESPA-class FPPT for Active Debris Removal Applications - $2.6 million

Wednesday, August 23, 2023 News and Media

CU Aerospace: Fiber-fed Pulsed Plasma Thruster (FPPT) chosen by NASA for Active Debris Removal - $2.6 million.

CUA Affiliate ATSP Innovations Launches Multiple Coating Samples to ISS

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 News and Media

Our Affliliate ATSP Innovations has launched their reversible adhesive experiment.

Name Dropping | Burton's Love of Rocket Propulsion Continues to Soar

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 News and Media

These days, Burton, a retired professor in the University of Illinois Department of Aerospace Engineering, is 82 and still working with CU Aerospace, a Champaign-based company he helped to found with five other UI faculty.

CUA Polymer-Fibre Satellite Micropropulsion Systems Readying for Launch

Wednesday, October 12, 2022 News and Media

CU Aerospace is preparing to launch a series of innovative micropropulsion systems for flight on satellites in the near future.

Jason Kanigan Interviews CUA's David Carroll

Tuesday, July 19, 2022 News and Media

Jason Kanigan invites CU Aerospace's president, David Carroll, for an interview about the challenges of productizing a new space tech invention.

New Small Satellite Propulsion Technologies for Evolving Industry Needs

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 News and Media

Dr. David Carroll, President of CU Aerospace, introduces the organization's latest small satellite innovations, developed in accordance with changing industry requirements.

The Innovation Platform: Applications for low-temperature plasmas

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 News and Media

Dr. Joseph Zimmerman, Director of Plasmadynamics at CU Aerospace, discusses recent experimental investigations of applications for low-temperature plasmas.

CU Aerospace: reducing space debris with micropropulsion systems

Thursday, May 27, 2021 News and Media

CU Aerospace is working to reduce dangerous space debris with the development of its responsible space micropropulsion systems.

Beyond the Boardroom: CU Aerospace President David Carroll

Monday, April 12, 2021 News and Media

Two decades and change ago, DAVID CARROLL walked away from a good job in a world-renowned department at the university where he’d earned three degrees to become the first full-time employee of a startup he co-founded.

Regrets? Not a one.

Paul Riat Interviews CUA's David Carroll

Monday, March 29, 2021 News and Media

Paul Riat invites CU Aerospace's president, David Carroll, for an interview about CUA's business creation, products, and specialities.