APG Series RF Generators
Solid-state RF power generator
Solid-state RF generators built with advanced solid-state technology and precise digital control, with a stated service life expectancy of over 20 years.
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Aethera Technologies
SpaceDefenceHalifax, NS
Halifax RF engineering firm building high-power solid-state RF power generators, including the power processing units that drive Ad Astra's VASIMR electric space propulsion engine.
Canadian innovation builds a brighter tomorrow.
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Company site: aethera.comHalifax RF engineering firm building high-power solid-state RF power generators, including the power processing units that drive Ad Astra's VASIMR electric space propulsion engine.
Won a $1.5M Canadian Space Agency contribution in 2018 under the Space Technology Development Program, the first CSA opportunity with a dedicated small-business section. asc-csa.gc.ca
Its 120 kW RF power processing unit drove Ad Astra's VASIMR second stage through a record 88-hour, 80 kW endurance run in July 2021. aethera.com
Made a minority equity investment in Ad Astra Rocket Company in August 2023, deepening a multi-year electric-propulsion collaboration. aethera.com
Products & Services
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Deployment & Services
Company site: aethera.comHow Aethera Technologies says its technology can be deployed and delivered.
Partnerships
Publicly announced partnerships.
Ad Astra Rocket Company
Manufactures the RF power processing units that drive Ad Astra's VASIMR electric propulsion engine.
Government & Grants
Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.
Canadian Space Agency - Space Technology Development Program contribution
People
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Kirk Zwicker
President & Director of Operations
Brian Walker
Director of Engineering & Owner
Technology Focus
Company site: aethera.comTerms the company uses about its own work.
RF power generationSolid-state RFPower processing unitsElectric propulsionPlasma systems
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