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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2022
Government of the United States, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US);
Kamran B. Ghiassi, Palmdale, CA (US);
Rusty L Blanski, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Nicolas Cena, Palmdale, CA (US);
Kellsie G Knoerzer, Tehachapi, CA (US);
United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to thruster propellants, processes of making thruster propellants and space vehicles comprising thrusters that employ such propellants. The disclosed thruster propellants are advantageous because do not readily uptake water and are conductive. Furthermore, when compared to previous thruster propellants they have a higher mass, a higher density and/or a lower surface tension. Thus, when used in a thruster, such propellants can generate equal or higher thrust than previous thruster propellants.