Recently, I have been working on improving the performance of my PPT systems. Taking the already tested and qualified AIS-gPPT3-1C thruster head, and the new AIS-EPPT1 thruster board, I merged the two systems into a hybrid thruster for higher rep-rate … Continued
Although I’m not actively pursuing PPT development for PQs as primary propulsion besides low-cost demo units now, that doesn’t mean I’ve stopped exploring the tech! Decided to revive the old gPPT3 thruster, which has been well tested, and combine it … Continued
Working around manufacturing challenges and budgeting, I have come up with a new AIS-ILIS Series electrospray thruster design for use with standard frit glass stock and accommodating up to 4 single spike emitters – the AIS-ILIS-X4 The X4 is the … Continued
So it’s come to this. In order to advance the ILIS1 development to the next stage I’ve had to take matters literally into my own hands. Got some diamond burr Dremel bits and free-handed the ridge into a 0.6mm wide … Continued
Inspecting the ILIS1 after the most recent test from a few days ago (test recap can be found in this post HERE), my observations during the test were confirmed, with some great news! No liquid creep failure at all this … Continued
Last night I ran the third ignition test of the AIS-EPPT1 micro pulsed plasma thruster. unfortunately, this was the most unsuccessful test of the EPPT1 yet. A couple of weak spurious pulses, followed by failure of the thruster due to … Continued
I am excited to announce that I had the opportunity to present at the 38th AMSAT Space Symposium! My talk, Progress and Developments in Open Source Electric Propulsion for Nanosats and Picosats at AIS, can be seen in the video … Continued
Last night I ran the 7th ignition test of the ILIS1 electrospray thruster. It was a long battle with low emission, but finally, right at the end, I cranked the thruster up to 5.8kV, achieving 40uA of emission, giving me … Continued
Very excited to have had the opportunity to participate in this year’s PocketQube Workshop 2020 organized by Alba Orbital! It is the only PQ dedicated conference out there, and I highly recommend checking out the talks to see some of … Continued
How Do You Make Electric Propulsion Systems In Your Basement? I am very excited to have had the chance to interview with the awesome Filling Space team! The interview covers the journey of how I got interested in EP and … Continued