JCATI FUNDED PROJECTS — 2021
Produced for Toray by Western Washington University ( WWU ): Chemical recycling demonstration of carbon-fiber epoxy composites — amount funded : $ 104,024 . The mission of Toray : “ Contributing to society through the creation of new value with innovative ideas , technologies and products .” Website : https :// www . toray . us /
Produced for Tethers Unlimited by University of Washington ( UW ): Development of water-propellant electric thruster for multi-mode in-space propulsion — amount funded : $ 95,690 . “ The Tethers Unlimited mission is to build a robust in-space economy that will serve the people of Earth and enable humanity to become a spacefaring society .” Website : https :// www . tethers . com /
University of Washington ( UW ): Real-time optimization-based trajectory planning for spacecraft rendezvous and docking with electric propulsion — amount funded : $ 115,000 . The mission of Starfish Space : “ Develop the first on-demand fleet of versatile and efficient space tugs prepared to service on-orbit satellites .” Website : https :// www . starfishspace . com /
Produced for Fatigue Technologies Inc . by Washington State University ( WSU ): Advanced friction model development supporting of the next-generation DigitalEx puller system — amount funded : $ 100,000 . “ Fatigue Technologies were pioneers in the cold expansion process .” Website : https :// www . fatiguetech . com /
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