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Characterization Of Pressure And Temperature Reactions In An On-Demand Pressurization System For Small Satellite Propulsion, Anna M. Humphreys

Graduate College Dissertations and Theses

With the popularity of small satellites on the rise in the aerospace industry, the need for propulsion systems developed specifically for small satellite applications is ever-present. An emerging subsection of the small satellite field is CubeSats, which are cubic satellites measuring 10cm per side and weighing less than 1.33kg. At launch, CubeSats are fixed to a larger rocket but are deployed once in orbit and must rely on their own propulsion system for orbit control and maneuverability. While propulsion systems exist for rockets and satellites that are orders of magnitude larger, these traditional systems are often too bulky and complex …