Portrait of Michael Keidar
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Mobility & Transport

Michael Keidar

Nanosatellite micropropulsion thrusters

United StatesEvidence: high confidenceChecked July 2026

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Who is Michael Keidar?

Michael Keidar is an inventor associated with United States. Their documented work in mobility & transport includes Nanosatellite micropropulsion thrusters, the contribution at the center of this evidence-backed profile.

NAI spotlights Michael Keidar's work on Nanosatellite micropropulsion thrusters. In 2016 he received the AIAA Engineer of the Year award for his work on micropropulsion resulted in the successful launch of nanosatellite with thrusters developed by his laboratory.

Known forNanosatellite micropropulsion thrusters
FieldMobility & Transport
Associated withUnited States
Evidence reviewed2 sources
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What did Michael Keidar invent?

NAI Fellow associated with Nanosatellite micropropulsion thrusters.

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What did Michael Keidar accomplish?

NAI documents a specific marker of significance: In 2016 he received the AIAA Engineer of the Year award for his work on micropropulsion resulted in the successful launch of nanosatellite with thrusters developed by his laboratory.

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What is known about Michael Keidar today?

Present in the current NAI Fellows Directory checked 2026-07-27, without the directory’s deceased asterisk marker.