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First Ignition Attempt of the AIS-gPPT1 Gridded Pulsed Plasma Thruster
I. TESTING SUMMARY Immediately after the prior day’s unsuccessful ignition attempt of the AIS-uPPT1 Micro Pulsed Plasma Thruster, preparations were made to mount the second thruster in the chamber and begin ignition testing... READ MORE
First Ignition Attempt of the AIS-uPPT1 Micro Pulsed Plasma Thruster
I. TESTING OVERVIEW On May 5th, 2019, I attempted the first ignition test of the AIS-uPPT1 Micro Pulsed Plasma Thruster, after the prior day’s successful pumpdown and confirmation of the system at high... READ MORE
Biggest Milestone Achievement Yet – First Full High Vacuum System Pumpdown!
A few nights ago, on May 1st, 2019, I achieved the biggest and most significant milestone yet at Applied Ion Systems since I first started these efforts over a year ago – the... READ MORE
A New Micro Pulsed Plasma Thruster Design for PocketQube-Class Satellites
If you have been following my recent developments on Twitter, I have recently made another large propulsion system announcement. Last Friday, April 5, 2019, I announced a new conceptual CAD model render of... READ MORE