VXB Aerospace

VXB Aerospace is an Australian propulsion startup based in Canberra developing AI-optimized Hall-effect electric thrusters for small and medium satellites. The company's flagship Zephyr-M thruster uses machine learning to optimize the thruster design geometry, magnetic field topology, and operational parameters — enabling claimed performance gains of dramatically lower propellant consumption (reducing fuel costs approximately 100× compared to conventional thrusters at comparable thrust levels) and 5× lower unit manufacturing costs by simplifying the component design. Hall-effect thrusters (HET