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Baden-Württemberg 1 (BW1) was a proposedlunar missionspacecraft.[1] The mission was led by theUniversity of Stuttgart.[2] The basic design was for a cubical spacecraft 1 meter on a side, with a mass of about 200 kg (441 lb).[3] It may use anpulsed plasma thruster utilizingpolytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) as propellant.[1] As of 2013[update] work on trajectories had been performed.[4]
Baden-Württemberg 1 was part of theStuttgart Small Satellite Program initiated in 2002 that includedFLYING LAPTOP, PERSEUS,CERMIT, and the aforementioned BW-1.[3]