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==Traction== | ==Traction== | ||
Aliena's thruster was first deployed into space on a nanothruster on 14 January 2022, onboard a [[SpaceX]] launch<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-01-14 |title=Nanosatellite with Singapore start-up's thruster deployed into space on SpaceX mission |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/nanosatellite-from-spacex-launches-into-space-with-singapore-tech-start-ups-thruster |access-date=2025-12-23 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref>. | |||
Their thruster was also launched from India in July 2023 together with 7 other Singapore-made satellites<ref>{{Cite web |title=Another milestone for Singapore’s space sector with 7 Singapore Satellites launched in India |url=https://www.space.gov.sg/resources/archives/permalink/ |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=www.space.gov.sg |language=en}}</ref>. This satellite, named the ORB-12 Strider, is a 12U CubeSat built by [[Orbital Astronautics]] to test the propulsion system for Aliena and Aurora Propulsion Technologies of Finland<ref>{{Cite web |title=ORB-12 Strider |url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/orb-12-strider.htm |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=Gunter's Space Page |language=en}}</ref>. | |||
==Accolades== | ==Accolades== | ||
Aliena was the winner of the Aerospace category of the 2023 [[Hello Tomorrow]] Global Challenge<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marcom |date=2023-03-13 |title=Winners of the 2023 Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge |url=https://hello-tomorrow.org/winners-of-the-2023-hello-tomorrow-global-challenge-2/ |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=Hello Tomorrow |language=en-US}}</ref>. | |||
==Funding== | ==Funding== | ||