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ThrustMe
ThrustMe
IndustryAerospace
Founded3 February 2017; 7 years ago (2017-02-03)
FounderAne Aanesland, Dmytro Rafalskyi
Headquarters
Verrières-le-Buisson
,
France
Key people
Ane Aanesland (CEO), Dmytro Rafalskyi (CTO)
ProductsSpacecraft propulsion
Number of employees
11 to 20 employees
Websitehttps://www.thrustme.fr/

The Deep tech ThrustMe designs miniature Thruster for the growing number of small satellites. These small engines are supposed to increase the life of satellites and make them more affordable[1].

The miniaturisation of satellites, of which it is estimated that 10,000 will be launched in the decade 2020-2030, can be used to perform a wide range of tasks, such as monitoring agricultural crops, analysing parking occupancy rates or providing Internet access[2]. In this approach, for the space industry, the need for suitable thrusters is critical[3].

History

In 2017, Ane Aanesland and Dmytro Rafalskyi founded ThrustMe. Working at the école polytechnique de Paris and the CNRS, they are experts in plasma physics and electric propulsion[4]. Initially, the startup is incubated in Agoranov[5]. Also in 2017, ThrustMe raises 1.7 million euros for its development[6].


In 2018, ThrustMe receives €2.4 million from the European Commission to commercialise electric propulsion for nanosatellites[7].

In 2019, Ane Aanesland receives the CNRS innovation medal for her entrepreneurial adventure[8],[9]. Also in 2019, SpaceTy and ThrustMe orbit the first satellite using iodine for propulsion[10].

Awards

  • French Tech Ticket, 2017.
  • "L'as de l'innovation" of the Airbus group, 2017.
  • "Grand Prix i-LAB" of the 19th national competition to help the creation of innovative technology companies, 2017.
  • Finspace Awards", 2017.
  • "Prix de l'Excellence Française Innovation Spatiale", 2017[11].
  • "Femmes de l'Excellence Française", for Ane Aanesland, 2018.
  • "I-NOV concours d’innovation", 2019.
  • "Médaille de l’innovation du CNRS", for Ane Aanesland, 2019[9].

References

  1. ^ Lestavel, Thomas (2019-04-17). "La start-up ThrustMe divise par trois les coûts d'accès à l'espace". Le Figaro.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  2. ^ "La disponibilité en « temps réel » et l'exploitation plus sophistiquée des images satellites, enjeux de demain". La-Tribune (in French). 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  3. ^ "On-board propulsion set to drive the smallsat revolution - Room: The Space Journal". Room, The Space Journal. 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  4. ^ "Un nouvel espace pour les start-up". La Jaune et la Rouge (in French). 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  5. ^ Meddah, Hassan (2017-07-08). "ThrustMe emmène les minisatellites en orbite". L'Usine Nouvelle (in French).
  6. ^ "French startup raises $1.9 million for smallsat electric propulsion". SpaceNews.com. 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  7. ^ "Electric propulsion startup ThrustMe gets $2.8 million from European Commission". SpaceNews.com. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  8. ^ "Ane Aanesland, de chercheuse au CNRS à CEO de ThrustMe |} Bpifrance servir l'avenir". www.bpifrance.fr (in French). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  9. ^ a b Poncet, Guerric (2019-11-28). "Ane Aanesland, la mécano de l'espace". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  10. ^ Couto, Alexandre (2019-11-04). "ThrustMe met en orbite le premier satellite utilisant de l'iode pour se propulser". Industry-techno (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  11. ^ "Palmarès Spécial Innovation Spatiale 2017 -". Retrieved 2020-04-23.
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