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In 2016, three-time aerospace alum Brad King (Aero BSE ’93, MSE ’94, PhD ’98) merged his passion for space technology with his Michigan roots by founding Orbion Space Technology in the Upper Peninsula town of Houghton. The company builds electrically powered thrusters, called Hall-effect thrusters, that move small satellites around in space. Electric propulsion is a preferred method for getting around in orbit, particularly for the small satellites that ride-share on a single rocket and then need to take their positions.
Original article: https://news.engin.umich.edu/2025/09/bringing-the-space-industry-to-northern-michigan/
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