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Baden-Württemberg 1 (BW1) was a proposed lunar mission spacecraft. [1] The mission was led by the University 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 an electric propulsion system utilizing polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE. [1] As of 2013 work on trajectories had been performed. [4]

Baden-Württemberg 1 was part of the Stuttgart Small Satellite Program initiated in 2002 that included FLYING LAPTOP, PERSEUS, CERMIT, and the aforementioned BW-1. [3]

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