Thruster
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User: JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
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Industry: Space
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Material: Titanium
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Technology: Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion
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Classification: Non qualified end part
8 thrusters are installed in a small space Re-entry Capsule, HSRC, loaded on KOUNOTORI 7, cargo transfer vehicle to international space station. The vehicle completed its mission and came back to Japan in November 2018. Thrusterss were used to stabilize and control the altitude of the sample collection capsule when it approached to the earth. Advantage with Additive Manufacturing by weight reduction from 184 g to 67 g. Courtesy of JAXA, JAMPT, KOIWAI
