Orbion Space Technology is developing and manufacturing revolutionary Hall effect plasma thrusters -- propulsion systems for use in small and cube satellites. Due to their fuel efficiency, Orbions thrusters can save spacecraft operators millions of dollars in operating costs while increasing the value of the spacecrafts data product. Orbion has a novel manufacturing approach that will enable production of plasma thrusters at the unprecedentedly high rates that are required to equip the space revolution. More than 5,000 small satellites will be launched within the next seven years. These satellites will perform Big Data missions such as providing wireless global internet and recording detailed images of anywhere on the Earths surface every hour. Each of these satellites will need its own thruster to maneuver in space, counteract drag, and execute a controlled re-entry at the end of the mission to avoid populating space with junk.
