Time to disassemble and inspect the GDN1 Glow-Discharge Hollow-Cathode Neutralizer from Saturday’s test! You can see the full test recap of the GDN1 HERE. This was not only my first run with the GDN1, but also the first time the … Continued
Another week at AIS, and another resounding success for the AIS ADAMANT Series. This past Saturday I ran the AIS-GDN1 Glow-Discharge Hollow-Cathode Neutralizer for the first time ever to a great success. In this post, I will review the test, … Continued
The first LIVE ignition test of the AIS-GDN1 Glow-Discharge Hollow-Cathode Neutralizer is set for tomorrow 10am EST (-4 UTC)! Join me as I attempt ignition of this highly unconventional micro neutralizer with Adamantane fuel and only a few watts of … Continued
I have started to prep the EHT1 Micro End-Hall Thruster for the next upcoming live test this weekend, this time looking to ignite the experimental GDN1 hollow cathode neutralizer! Livestream details to be released tomorrow but let’s take a look … Continued
Yesterday morning I ran the first ever ignition test of the EHT1 Micro End-Hall Thruster LIVE to great success. During the test I established stable discharge and beam at only 2W discharge power using actively sublimated Adamantane and a Tungsten … Continued
The moment has finally arrived! The LIVE first ignition test of the new AIS-EHT1 Micro End-Hall Thruster is officially scheduled for tomorrow, Feb 13 at 10am EST (-4UTC)! Join me in the pilot’s seat as I attempt to successfully light … Continued
Last night I ran a new lifetime test on the AIS-gPPT3-1C Micro Pulsed Plasma Thruster. The test was livestreamed on the AIS YouTube page, which you can view below. The goal of the test was to repair the gPPT3 and … Continued
Starting to prep for the upcoming first ignition test of the new AIS-EHT1 Micro End-Hall Thruster this weekend! A lot has to come together for this test, and this is the culmination of the most challenging and advanced thruster system … Continued
I am excited to share a first glimpse of the completed preliminary assembly for the first full ADAMANT Series AIS-EHT1 Micro End-Hall Thruster system! This is literally everything (minus electronics) – fuel storage, fuel management, Hall thruster, and hollow cathode … Continued
The EHT1 Micro End-Hall Thruster now fully pre-assembled with the thruster head, anode feed, and GDN1 hollow-cathode neutralizer all mounted together. Everything fits perfectly, really coming together on this ultra-compact Hall thruster for small Cubesats! Some more shots for size … Continued