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Busek

Busek

Designs and manufactures electric propulsion systems for spacecraft, including Hall effect, electrospray, RF ion, and green monopropellant thrusters

WEBSITE LINKEDIN CAREERS

$200K TOTAL RAISED * 107 EMPLOYEES * 1985 FOUNDED

SITREP

Busek is a private company active in space propulsion, and satellite components & subsystems. Based in Natick, Massachusetts, it was founded in 1985 by Vlad Hruby. It operates as an upstream supplier spanning much of the space value chain. Its lineup includes the BHT-Series Hall Thrusters and BET-MAX Electrospray Thruster components and the Manufacture and Test services.

Status Operating

HQ Natick, Massachusetts

Locations HQ Natick, Massachusetts

ACTIVITY

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PERFORMANCE

FUNDING * ALL FUNDING

$200K TOTAL RAISED

FINANCIALS VIEW ALL

$200K Total raised *

CATALOG

Other 8

BET-MAX Electrospray Thruster BHT-Series Hall Thrusters BIT-3 RF Ion Thruster Electrospray Thrusters Green Monopropellant Thruster Hall Thrusters Monopropellant Thrusters RF Ion Thrusters

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Manufacture and Test

CREW ALL PEOPLE

Vlad Hruby President & Founder

Dan Williams Chief Compliance Officer

James Szabo Chief Scientist

John Meikle Chief Strategy Officer

Kurt Hohman Chief Operations Engineer

Marianne Wisheart Chief People Officer

Nathaniel Demmons VP of Engineering

NETWORK GRAPH

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CLASSIFICATION

Sectors

Space Propulsion Satellite Components & Subsystems

Technology

CubeSat SmallSat Large-Sat Electric Propulsion

Application

Commercial Government-Civil Government-Defense Space-to-Space

Thematic

New Space Pioneer

DATA & SOURCES

SourceProvides

Company websitecompany profile, products, locations, press

USAspending.govfederal contract awards

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PROFILE

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