4he based electrical propulsion

Delivering this project on time is the main focus of the company.

We enable spaceships to travel further. The normal rockets can run just for a few minutes, with our propulsion they can run for longer, years longer in-fact with no need of refueling.

Can you imagine a future in which the humanity is mining asteroids and you can visit Saturn in matter of weeks?

Our propulsion system is going to make this future possible and it comes with the complicated name of – 4He Based Closed Cycle Non-combustion Electrical Powered Space Propellant-less Propulsion, let’s break it down:

It is closed cycle meaning that except heat we are not releasing anything into space, no burned fuel, no exhaust, nothing;
Non-combustion means that we are not burning anything, so it is significantly safer to operate;
Electrical powered means that this propulsion system runs purely on electricity and by using nuclear power source it can run for years with no need of refueling;
4He based means that we are utilizing the super-fluidity phase transition of Helium to release the excessive momentum into space as heat;
Space propulsion means that it is specifically designed for space traveling;
Propellant-less means that it doesn’t use propellant.

Let’s see why this propulsion will be such a game changer and how it compares with the existing rocket propulsion systems:

The rockets can run just for a few minutes, our propulsion can run for longer, years longer in-fact;
It is safer as doesn’t involve controlled micro explosions and mixing super-hot chemicals;
It is significantly lighter which allows several times more useful cargo as we don’t burn fuel which is ~85% of the rocket mass.

See the Pen Solar System Astrum Drive by Ivaylo Vasilev (@ivaylo-vasilev-the-typescripter) on CodePen.

Intellectual merit:

This is the world first space propulsion system that allows direct conversion from electricity into motion with no waste products but heat.

BROADER IMPACTS:

The Helium electrical propulsion has the potential to transform the whole aerospace industry by allowing cheaper, faster and safer space traveling.

ASTRUM COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

JET PROPULSION
BOEING 737

LIFECYCLE STAGE

JET PROPULSION
BOEING 737

In operation

CHEMICAL PROPULSION ROCKET

In operation

4HE ELECTRICAL PROPULSION ASTRUM DRIVE

Prototype / Simulation

RISK & IMPACT
OF MALFUNCTION

SPACE CAPABILITY

Yes

EARTH ESCAPE

Yes

FORCE (IN NEWTON)

~10 million

5-35 million

~4000

PAYLOAD
(AS % OF TOTAL MASS)

RUNTIME

8-16 hours

4-10 minutes

Several years

MANUFACTURING COST

Medium

High

Low

OPERATING COST

Low

High

Low

The fastest ever man made spacecraft is New Horizons with top speed of 36,000mph.
If we install a single Astrum systems on SpaceX Spaceship which is 200 times heavier than New Horizon we van reach Pluto 6.47 times faster and with 11.49 higher speed.

PROJECT

4hE BASED CLOSED CYCLE NON-COMBUSTION ELECTRICAL POWERED SPACE PROpULSION

SEE HOW FAR THE PROJECT HAS COME

TECHNOLOGICAL READINESS

FUNDING BREAKDOWN

EXPECTED DATE TO FINISH THE PROPOTYPE

EXPECTED DATE
TO START SALES

ASTRUM

GOVERNMENT

PRIVATE

-

EXPECTED PROJECT COST

$3.5m

-

CLIENTS

GOVERNMENTS AND AEROSPACE COMPANIES

4/11/2022 Update, we finally achieved a stable process for our propellantless electrical space propulsion :

We were awarded with US patent for it.

*. Please request a presentation if you want to see the units of measure. (requires NDA)

9/1/2022 Update, we completed the first working prototype of our propellantless electrical space propulsion:

Currently working on the second iteration to increase the amount of force it generates.

Delivering this project on time is the main focus of the company.

Can you imagine a future in which the humanity is mining asteroids and you can visit Saturn in matter of weeks?

Our propulsion system is going to make this future possible and it comes with the complicated name of – 4He Based Closed Cycle Non-combustion Electrical Powered Space Propulsion, let’s break it down:

It is closed cycle meaning that except heat we are not releasing anything into space, no burned fuel, no exhaust, nothing;
Non-combustion means that we are not burning anything, so it is significantly safer to operate;
Electrical powered means that this propulsion system runs purely on electricity and by using nuclear power source it can run for years with no need of refueling;
4He based means that we are utilizing the super-fluidity phase transition of Helium to release the excessive momentum into space as heat;
Space propulsion means that it is specifically designed for space traveling;
Propellant-less means that it doesn’t use propellant.

Let’s see why this propulsion will be such a game changer and how it compares with the existing rocket propulsion systems:

The rockets can run just for a few minutes, our propulsion can run for longer, years longer in-fact;
It is safer as doesn’t involve controlled micro explosions and mixing super-hot chemicals;
It is significantly lighter which allows several times more useful cargo as we don’t burn fuel which is ~85% of the rocket mass.

Intellectual merit:

This is the world first space propulsion system that allows direct conversion from electricity into motion with no waste products but heat.

BROADER IMPACTS:

The Helium electrical propulsion has the potential to transform the whole aerospace industry by allowing cheaper, faster and safer space traveling.

ASTRUM COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

PROJECT

4hE BASED CLOSED CYCLE NON-COMBUSTION ELECTRICAL POWERED SPACE PROpULSION

SEE HOW FAR THE PROJECT HAS COME

TECHNOLOGICAL READINESS

4/11/2022 Update, we finally achieved a stable process for our propellantless electrical space propulsion:

We were awarded with US patent for it.

*. Please request a presentation if you want to see the units of measure. (requires NDA)

9/1/2022 Update, we completed the first working prototype of our propellantless electrical space propulsion:

Currently working on the second iteration to increase the amount of force it generates.

4HE BASED NON-COMBUSTION ELECTRICAL POWERED PROPULSION

Intellectual merit:

BROADER IMPACTS:

ASTRUM COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

JET PROPULSION
BOEING 737

JET PROPULSION
BOEING 737

CHEMICAL PROPULSION ROCKET

4HE ELECTRICAL PROPULSION ASTRUM DRIVE

PROJECT

ASTRUM

GOVERNMENT

PRIVATE

-

$3.5m

-

GOVERNMENTS AND AEROSPACE COMPANIES

4HE BASED NON-COMBUSTION ELECTRICAL POWERED PROPULSION

Intellectual merit:

BROADER IMPACTS:

ASTRUM COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

PROJECT