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About Vortex Space Systems, LLC Vortex Space Systems (VSS) is a veteran owned small business in Montgomery County, Maryland. VSS is developing an advanced propellantless space propulsion system, called CAM drive. Once CAM drive completes commercial qualification testing in 2027, it can be integrated onto US Space Force missions to protect our national defense interests and provide orbit transfer capability for Earth Observing platforms. With an NSF 2024 SBIR grant (#2233424), CAM drive studied orbital active debris removal, analysis showing 35 times operational advantage over propellant driven orbital debris transfer. Currently, VSS is developing Minimum Viable Product (MVP) CAM drives based on NSF study using STEM engineering interns from University of Maryland. VSS built MVP prototypes for the StarVoyager project and has succeeded in assembly and test of three prototypes for the commercial protoflight. CAM drive is scalable with size and power, showing 11 times greater operational performance. Prototypes are displayed at VSS Booth 929.