Founded 2016
Industry
Transportation
Natalya Bailey, PHD
Founder, CEO
Louis Perna
Founder, Chief Scientist
Articles
- Accion Systems raises $42 million in Series C to accelerate development of 4th-gen propulsion system
- Accion Systems Raises $42 Million in Series C Led by Tracker Capital
- A big cash boost for Boston space startup Accion
- Accion’s TILE Ion Electrospray Propulsion Tech Earns AFWERX Contract
- MIT-born satellite propulsion system maker raises $11M
- Accion Systems raises $11M for tiny ion engines, with Boeing HorizonX Ventures playing a lead role
- Accion Systems raises $11 million Series B for space propulsion
About the company
Accion Systems was founded to accelerate the exploration of space. To fulfill this mission, Accion’s experienced team develops in-space propulsion technologies that optimize scalability, performance and efficiency. Accion’s flagship product, TILE, uses proprietary electrospray thrusters, bringing electric propulsion to satellites of all sizes and redefining in-space capabilities for the 21st century.
Accion’s thrusters take a different approach to generating ions, compared to traditional ion engines.
About the Solution
Ionic Liquid
Accion’s thrust-producing ions are supplied from its ionic liquid propellant—a safe, non-toxic liquid salt. This novel source of ions allows Accion to avoid the use of large ionization chambers, pressurized tanks, bulky valves, and external cathodes.
Thruster “Chips”
Accion’s technology is built around a thruster “chip” architecture. Each chip houses hundreds of microscopic emitters that produce beams of ions generated from the company’s novel propellant source: ionic liquid.
Generating Thrust
Similar to traditional ion engines, Accion’s systems produce thrust by using electric fields to accelerate ions. Ions leave the thruster chips through small holes in the extractor grids over each chip and propel the spacecraft in the opposite direction.