To close out 2020, I wanted to personally thank everyone who has contributed to AIS this past year. Collaborators, special contributors, sponsors, donors, and AIS Patrons – you have helped drive this effort and make it possible for me to … Continued
I am wrapping up another year of development at AIS by adding the AIS-EPPT1 micro pulsed plasma thruster and AIS-ILIS1 ionic liquid ion source electrospray thruster to my growing collection of open source electric propulsion systems. All of the design … Continued
The first prototype design of the AIS-ADAMANT Series sublimation tank is complete, prelim thermal simulations look good, and major custom parts are already submitted for manufacturing! I expect to have the tank assembled and ready for the first heater tests … Continued
Recently, I unveiled a first look at the core concept of the next gen thruster series in the works at AIS – the AIS-ADAMANT Series, which revolves around a highly modular sublimation fuel delivery system with experimental Adamantane propellant (you … Continued
I am excited to announce that I have had the opportunity to present at this year’s Open Core Summit 2020! This talk, Lowering the Barriers of Entry in Electric Propulsion Through Open Source Development, shares some of my approach, perspectives, … Continued
Well, this is a something I hope becomes more regular as I continue to expand these efforts. The third official AIS thruster to be shipped out, as well as the third AIS-gPPT3-1C to be delivered, and the first official AIS … Continued
After the recent lifetime test of the rebuilt AIS-gPPT3-1C Micro Pulsed Plasma Thruster, I was commissioned to deliver a brand new gPPT3 system for testing and possible integration aboard another nanosat. Since lifetime of the thruster is limited to about … Continued
Today marks the one year anniversary of Applied Ion Systems LLC! It has been one heck of a ride, with many advances and setbacks. Despite the challenges faced, I think AIS has further grown and established itself a bit more … Continued
I am very excited to have had the opportunity to give a presentation at this year’s Open Source Cubesat Workshop 2020! In this talk, I reviewed open source electric propulsion work at AIS from the past year, as well as … Continued
Last October, i completed testing of the first ever fully integrated AIS propulsion system, the AIS-gPPT3-1C Integrated Propulsion Module, and sent off two for integration aboard the AMSAT-Spain GENESIS N and L PocketQubes. Despite this major success, there were a … Continued