Very quick social media announcement – Applied Ion Systems is now officially on YouTube! It has taken longer than it should have, but I finally have a channel up where I will be officially releasing test video of the various … Continued
Last Friday, September 13, 2019, I successfully completed the first qualifying round of impulse bit testing on the AIS-gPPT3-1C-T Integrated Propulsion Module with Teflon fuel! This was some highly anticipated data, and the start of a major testing phase for … Continued
With the recent advent of my sponsored trip to give several talks at this year’s Open Source Cubesat Workshop (OSCW) in Athens, Greece, another major public development has come up for the efforts here at Applied Ion Systems. Recently, my … Continued
Some very exciting news to share! I will officially be attending and giving several presentations at this year’s Open Source CubeSat Workshop (OSCW) this October in Athens, Greece! Not only that, but I am being sponsored to fly out to … Continued
I finally did it. Months of work, many successes and failures, hundreds upon hundreds of hours of research, testing, preparation, prototyping, and it all came down to this single most crucial and important test ever performed at Applied Ion Systems … Continued
Finally, after months of work, numerous iterations, and many successes and failure, I am pleased to announce and reveal the first ever completely integrated propulsion module from Applied Ion Systems: the AIS-gPPT3-1C Integrated Propulsion Module! This module hopefully takes a … Continued
Exciting news for the propulsion developments at Applied Ion Systems! Last week, for the first time, I released pictures of the newest line of pulsed plasma thrusters, fully assembled and ready for integration with the electronics I have posted on … Continued
Quick update on the propulsion front for the AIS-gPPT3-1C series propulsion module. In my previous posts, I have reviewed the final V1 board design, new boards, and initial atmospheric testing results. As I talked with other PQ developers potentially interested … Continued
Recently, the AIS-gPPT3-1C Series Integrated Propulsion Module passed its first major testing milestone. The board electronics were soldered up and tested in air. The testing included verification that the load switch for enabling and disabling power to the EMCO HV … Continued
Quick update regarding the recent propulsion module development. The V1 PCBs for the AIS-gPT3-1C Integrated Propulsion Module are in! Major shout-out to OshPark for their fantastic board work as always, in addition to sponsoring these boards, helping push a new … Continued