I wish I had good news to post about this time around, as I have a lot of major updates, but this is more urgent. The Edwards E2M18 I just recently purchased from eBay is not working, and is essentially … Continued
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
If you have been following my efforts up until now, you will know that my original Yellow Jacket 6 CFM vacuum pump, which was used as the foreline pump to back my main diffusion pump for vacuum testing, unexpectedly died … Continued
I am very excited to announce that I have been invited by Chandigarh University to give an online webinar on advanced propulsion systems for their undergrad aerospace class next Monday, June 1st! Really looking forward to the talk and engaging … Continued
Last May, I achieved my first ever ignition pulse from an AIS thruster with the AIS-gPPT1. Although it was only a single pulse, it began my journey down this road, showing that high vacuum testing of advanced EP systems and … Continued
Over the past few days I have been busy setting up the Faraday cup build for the upcoming ILIS1 test. Learning lessons from prior thruster testing, I decided to modify the original design to include the thruster mounting on the … Continued
Just a few hours ago I had the incredible opportunity to be a guest speaker with the amazing team at STAR Lab Surat for their live webinar! I had a fantastic time answering a lot of great questions from the … Continued
I am very excited to announce that I will be the guest speaker for the STAR Lab Surat live webinar tomorrow! If you haven’t heard of STAR Lab, it is an inspiring startup in Surat, India dedicated to making space … Continued