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Propulsion and On-Orbit Servicing Areas for OSC Investment

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Propulsion and On-Orbit Servicing Areas for OSC Investment
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 64 satellites into orbit on Dec. 3, 2018. One of those satellites was the Air Force Academy-designed FalconSAT-6 microsat, powered by electrical propulsion using Hall Effect thrusters by Massachusetts-based Busek Co. Inc. (SpaceX Photo)

Propulsion and on-orbit repair and refueling of satellites are underfunded innovation areas that the DoD Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) has looked to take on. "Our 2024 investment strategy talks about space-enabled services--propulsion, on-orbit servicing, refueling--all of it is within the area that we see as inherently undercapitalized," Jason Rathje, the director of OSC said on Tuesday after a discussion before the Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR) in Washington, D.C. "Hopefully, we'll be releasing our new investment strategy in the…

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