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CUA Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Contract for VLEO Air-Breathing MPD Thruster Development

CUA Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Contract for VLEO Air-Breathing MPD Thruster Development

CU Aerospace, LLC, a leading aerospace engineering company for small satellite propulsion, is proud…
Dual Propulsion Experiment (DUPLEX) deploys from the International Space Station December 2, 2025 - NASA

NASA’s Two-in-One Satellite Propulsion Demo Begins In-Space Test

NASA and CU Aerospace have launched the DUPLEX CubeSat on a two year mission to test two innovative…
2025 Outstanding Small Business Award

2025 Outstanding Small Business Award

CU Aerospace receives a 2025 Outstanding Small Business Award “in recognition of your outstanding…
Two CUA Partners featured in Grainger College of Engineering story

Two CUA Partners featured in Grainger College of Engineering story

The spirit of innovation cultivated by The Grainger College of Engineering has led some alumni to…
CU Aerospace DUPLEX Satellite headed to the ISS on SpaceX NG-23 Mission

CU Aerospace DUPLEX Satellite headed to the ISS on SpaceX NG-23 Mission

 CU Aerospace, LLC, a leading aerospace engineering company for small satellite propulsion, is proud…
Watch the livestream launch of our DUPLEX satellite on September 14

Watch the livestream launch of our DUPLEX satellite on September 14

9/18 Update: With the help of SpaceX, DUPLEX was launched successfully launched on September 14…
David Carroll Joins UIUC Talkshow to Talk Space

David Carroll Joins UIUC Talkshow to Talk Space

This conversation is a builder’s tour of how the space ecosystem is developed and what’s at stake…
CUA Featured in The Innovation Platform Special Focus Space July 2025 Issue

CUA Featured in The Innovation Platform Special Focus Space July 2025 Issue

CUA discusses the multiple innovative micropropulsion systems that it has developed for future…
CUA Issued a New Patent

CUA Issued a New Patent

CUA has been issued a new patent title, “Magnetoplasmadynamic Thruster With Reverse Polarity And…
CU Aerospace Product Development Addressing Kessler Syndrome

CU Aerospace Product Development Addressing Kessler Syndrome

CNN Website Front Page Article Discusses Rapidly-Growing Orbital Debris Problem. As a piece of…