It’s finally in. The last piece of the puzzle. The EMI-BF4 ionic liquid fuel for the AIS-ILIS1 just arrived today. Everything should now be in for this massive ignition test. Still a ton of prep work to do, but we … Continued
Out of solidarity against the flagrant injustice and violence facing the peaceful protesters in the movement for equality, there will be no science post from me today, here and across the board on all AIS social platforms. Systematic intolerance, racism, … Continued
The upcoming ignition test for the AIS-ILIS1 ionic liquid ion source electrospray thruster will require a lot of setup, and multiple in-vacuum connections for the various stages of the test. The vacuum feedthroughs are finally prepped and ready for ILIS1 … Continued