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Spanish startup Kreios Space plans to demonstrate its air-breathing electric propulsion system in a Kongsberg NanoAvionics microsatellite bus in 2028. The mission will test whether the ABEP thruster can operate across a range of altitudes below conventional low Earth orbit.
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Spanish startup Kreios Space plans to demonstrate its air-breathing electric propulsion system in a Kongsberg NanoAvionics microsatellite bus in 2028. The mission will test whether the ABEP thruster can operate across a range of altitudes below conventional low Earth orbit.
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