The University of Wurzburg Experimental-4 cubesat, pictured, houses four 160-gram Nano Field Effect Electric Propulsion (NanoFEEP) thrusters from German startup Morpheus Space.

Germany’s University of Wurzburg Experimental-4 (UWE-4) cubesat avoided a potential collision while lowering its altitude with Morpheus Space’s NanoFEEP electric propulsion system.

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