Elwing’s New Home In Europe: Luxembourg

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10 December 2012 — Luxembourg and Princeton, NJ – Elwing Europe S.A., an affiliate of the Elwing Company, has been incorporated in Luxembourg and will become the focal point for all of Elwing’s accelerated development, manufacturing and commercial activity in Europe.

Elwing developed the electrodeless plasma thruster technology solely via private funding. The Electrodeless Ionization Magnetized Ponderomotive Acceleration Thruster (E-IMPAcT) has been previously tested at the Electric Propulsion and Plasma Dynamics Laboratory at Princeton University, as well as at ONERA, the French Aerospace Lab, and is currently undergoing extensive testing at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.

“The prospect of collaborating with members of the Luxembourg Space Cluster is something I’m very much looking forward to,” said Elwing’s CEO Gregory Emsellem. “With Luxembourg’s high level of determination and continuous achievement in the commercial space industry, we’re more than a little excited to establish our European headquarters here.”

The E-IMPAcT technology, on which Elwing Europe holds exclusive rights in Europe for all civil and commercial uses, represents a departure from other electric propulsion systems, such as ion and Hall thrusters, that are currently used on some commercial and scientific missions. The advantage of E-IMPAcT is that electrodes, which are the most frequent source of problems in other plasma thrusters, are entirely eliminated..

The Elwing Company conceives, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets advanced propulsion systems for satellites. Established in 2002, The Elwing Company is privately held and has offices, affiliates and subsidiaries in the U.S. and Europe. Elwing has been granted more than 25 patents in more than fifteen jurisdictions on its technology innovations, including U.S. patent 7,461,501 and European patent EP 1,460,267. Elwing is focused on primary leadership in the next generation of electric propulsion for spacecraft, opening the way for faster electric orbit-raising by leveraging its exclusive, patented technological breakthroughs.

Pierre Devos, EVP & COO
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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center to Test ELIGOS Inc. Electrodeless Plasma Thruster Under Space Act Agreement

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5 October 2012 — Huntsville, AL and Princeton, NJ – ELIGOS Inc., an affiliate of The Elwing Company has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center to permit the testing of the Elwing Company’s electrodeless plasma thruster technology at MSFC’s Propulsion Research and Development Laboratory.

This represents the first agreement between the Elwing Group and the space agency. Elwing developed the electrodeless plasma thruster technology solely through the use of private funds. The Electrodeless Ionization Magnetized Ponderomotive Acceleration Thruster (E-IMPAcT) has been previously tested at the Electric Propulsion and Plasma Dynamics Laboratory at Princeton University.

The E-IMPAcT technology, on which ELIGOS holds exclusive rights in the United States for government agency use, represents a departure from other electric propulsion systems, such as ion and Hall thrusters, that are currently available for use on commercial and scientific mission. The advantage of E-IMPAcT is that electrodes typically found in other plasma thrusters can be eliminated. These are often life-limiting components for thrusters and can be fragile, requiring special care in their design and handling.

MSFC’s Propulsion Research and Development Laboratory recently developed the Variable Amplitude Hanging pendulum with Extended Range (VAHPER) thrust stand, which has proven over a range of thrust levels from 1 milliNewton to 1 Newton to have very good measurement resolution of 0.1 milliNewtons. This thrust stand will be used to measure the thrust produced by E-IMPAcT to independently confirm and extend the measurements previously acquired in the Princeton laboratories. In addition, there is interest in electric thrusters that can operate on propellants that are storable and/or can be produced from in situ resources. E-IMPAcT’s electrodeless nature may permit it to utilize these types of resources that could quickly degrade and erode the electrodes in other electric propulsion systems. After baseline testing on standard noble gas propellants like argon and xenon, the thruster will be operated on a number of alternative propellants to gauge the performance (thrust, efficiency) on each.

Gregory Emsellem of The Elwing Company said “We are honored to be affiliated with such a distinguished team of propulsion experts, and to be able to test our technology using the sensitive electric thruster measurement systems developed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.”

Elwing's Electrodeless Ionization Magnetized Ponderomotive Acceleration Thruster (E-IMPAcT) during testing at the Electric Propulsion and Plasma Dynamics Laboratory at Princeton University.

The Elwing Company conceives, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets advanced propulsion systems for satellites. Established in 2002, The Elwing Company is privately held and has offices, affiliates and subsidiaries throughout the U.S. and in Europe. Elwing has been granted more than 20 patents in more than fifteen jurisdictions on its technology innovations, including U.S. patent 7,461,501 and European patent EP 1,460,267. Elwing is focused on primary leadership in the next generation of electric propulsion for spacecraft, opening the way for faster electric orbit-raising by leveraging its exclusive, patented technological breakthroughs.

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The Elwing Company

Michael Rist, SVP & CFO

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Elwing Receives Patent in Japan

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Electric Propulsion Company Adds Another Major Space Power to Patent Portfolio

10 September 2012 — Princeton (N.J.) – The Elwing Company was formally issued a patent by the Japan Patent Office (JP 100068755), joining more than fifteen other patent-issuing jurisdictions, responsible for 20+ patents for its breakthrough E-IMPAcT technology. This particular patent completes Elwing’s intellectual property among the traditional space markets: U.S., Russia, Japan and Europe (primarily France, Germany, Italy and the U.K.).

E-IMPAcT has been extensively tested at lower power at the Electric Propulsion and Plasma Dynamics Laboratory at Princeton University, and at the French Aerospace Laboratory (ONERA). It is currently undergoing further development and high-power testing at the renowned NASA Propulsion Research and Development Laboratory located at the Redstone U.S. Army Arsenal.

“We are honored to be patent-holders in Japan,” said Gregory Emsellem, CEO of The Elwing Company. “The possibilities for furthering our technology with our space industry partners in Japan is more than exciting — it’s fabulous!”

We at Elwing are intent on being leaders in Electric Propulsion 2.0, the next generation in spacecraft propulsion, opening the way for faster electric orbit raising, by leveraging our exclusive, patented technological breakthrough.

The Elwing Company conceives, designs, develops, manufactures and markets advanced propulsion systems for satellites. Established in 2002, The Elwing Company is privately held and has offices, affiliates and subsidiaries throughout the U.S. and in Europe. Elwing was granted more than 20 patents in more than fifteen jurisdictions on its breakthrough technology, including U.S. patent US 7’461’501 and European patent EP 1’460’267. www.elwingcorp.com

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Albert Pizzica Joins The Elwing Company for Thrust Into Government Programs

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Electric Propulsion Company Prepares for Major Development

 

7 September 2012 — Princeton (N.J.) – The Elwing Company is proud to announce that Albert J. Pizzica has agreed to join the company as Vice President of Government and Defense Programs.

“I’m thrilled to have Albert join our company!” said Gregory Emsellem, CEO of The Elwing Company. “His experience in complex engineering systems, personal reputation and solid service record in the U.S. Navy make him a valuable new member of our team and is sure to help us grow our government business.”

Albert J. Pizzica, Vice President of Government and Defense Programs

Previously, Mr. Pizzica worked in senior management roles at a regional healthcare provider, in aseptic manufacturing for Merck, and served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy (Submarine Squadron Operations and as a Reactor Controls Officer on a Submarine). Mr. Pizzica is a recent graduate of the Executive MBA Program at Villanova University in Pennsylvania and obtained his mechanical engineering degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

Mr. Pizzica joins a team intent on being leaders in Electric Propulsion 2.0, the next generation in spacecraft propulsion, opening the way for faster electric orbit raising by leveraging its exclusive, patented technological breakthrough.

The Elwing Company conceives, designs, develops, manufactures and markets advanced propulsion systems for satellites. Established in 2002, The Elwing Company is privately held and has offices, affiliates and subsidiaries throughout the U.S. and in Europe. Elwing was granted more than 20 patents in more than fifteen jurisdictions on its breakthrough technology, including U.S. patent US 7’461’501 and European patent EP 1’460’267.

For more information, please contact:

Michael Rist, SVP & CFO
+1 609-759-0521
michael.rist@elwingcorp.com

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Satellite Today, 20 March 2012

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As reported by Jeffrey Hill in Satellite Today, 20 March 2012 (subscription)…

Elwing, OHB Sweden Deal Hints at European Electric-Propulsion Satellite Effort

Elwing’s European affiliate Elwing Europe has entered into an agreement with satellite manufacturer OHB Sweden to develop advanced platform technologies for satellites, the companies confirmed March 19.

Elwing is best known for its development of electrodeless plasma propulsion technology, which it has tested comprehensively in the United States and Europe. OHB Sweden, originally part of the Swedish Space Corp., was the prime contractor of SMART-1, the first European Space Agency mission to the Moon that used electric propulsion.

“We are confident that our development of advanced propulsion technologies combined with the capabilities of OHB to implement new technologies will represent a new era in the satellite industry for next-generation satellite customers,” Elwing CEO Gregory Ensellem said in a statement.

The partnership follows an announcement that Boeing made at the SATELLITE 2012 conference and trade show to acknowledge that it was building electric propulsion satellites for ABS and Satmex.

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