When Capital exhibited at the Space Tech Expo in Bremen last year, we were delighted to be able to catch up with Marcus Collier-Wright. Marcus was Capital’s sponsored student for our Face of the Future initiative in 2017/8. As a part of this he kept us up to date with his studies as a Masters student of Astronautics and Aeronautics at Southampton University.
Want to find more out about what Marcus got up to at University?
Find all his posts HERE
Since leaving University Marcus has been very busy! After a number of internships he had the fantastic opportunity to get involved in a startup, of which he is a Co-Founder and the Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Neutron Star Systems was founded in 2019 and is a startup focused on developing disruptive and robust electric propulsion (EP) subsystems based on the latest superconductor technology. This technology is a first-of-its-kind EP system for high power space missions. The technology addresses the need of private companies and space agencies to meet requirements for high-power market scenarios in order to reach farther destinations faster and more cost efficiently with a lighter and more compact propulsion system. In high-power applications, the their thruster outperforms status-quo EP technology, cutting costs by millions of euros through propellant mass savings.
Check out what Marcus has to say about his experience in the Space industry and the exciting work that he is currently doing:
