Experienced Solutions

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CU Aerospace offers experienced engineering services with a very diverse range of capability to help you meet your testing goals.

In addition to our core areas of expertise (spacecraft propulsion/software, high energy lasers, modeling and simulation, and advanced materials), during our 20+ year history we have also successfully tackled problems in plasma/discharge engineering, robotics, controls, diode lasers, fuel cell technology, oxygen extraction from lunar regolith, and software toolbox development, among other technologies.

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Experimental

CUA Laboratory facilities are accompanied by a wide range of equipment, diagnostics, vacuum chambers, and chemical processing hardware that can be used to test and verify results.

Modeling & Simulation

CUA has in-house modeling and simulation tools for refrigeration systems, astrodynamics simulations, complex fluids, plasma and laser problems, and design of modular spacecraft architectures.

Design

CAD and mathematical physics capabilities are supported by numerous in-house specialty design tools for systems and mission engineering.

Accurate Thrust Measurements

  • Thrust Range 500 µN – 500 mN (may be expandable given application)
  • High flow systems down to 1 Torr @ 200 mg/s
  • Low flow, electric propulsion systems down to 1e-5 Torr
  • Steady firing and impulsive bits
  • 0.8 cubic meter vacuum chamber
  • 20 kg maximum test article mass

High Level Precision Cleaning

  • Particle and Non-volatile Residue (NVR) cleaning and verification down to Level 50A
  • ISO 6 certified clean room (Anteroom - 128 sqft and Main Room - 192 sqft)
  • High level cleaning and verification mandated by aerospace, defense and industries with high oxygen sensitivity
  • Cleaning performed under strict guidelines to prevent recontamination 
  • Special air purification and control to ensure constant flow of particle-free air 
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Plasma Systems Lab
Computing Cluster Technology
Cleaning Room
Chemical Systems Lab
Electric Propulsion Lab
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