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I am scheduling the 3rd live ignition test of the EHT1 Micro End Hall Thruster for later tonight at 11pm EDT. Quite a bit later than my typical morning tests, but hopefully this one will give some exciting results with … Continued

Looking forward to participating in the IIT Madras Research Scholars Day 2021 online event tomorrow, presenting on open source propulsion at AIS and engaging in discussion with students on EP technology and development!

Results of the recent pop-up photo shoot with @NuclearEngideer at a good friend’s house! Huge thanks again for the chance to shoot these thrusters using some really old camera tech! Additional Links: Website: https://averygrieve.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/avery.g.photos/ A bit of a … Continued

After the prior first ignition attempt for the EHT1 Micro End Hall Thruster, I made some simple modifications and went for a second full system ignition test yesterday to try to successfully operate the full thruster system again. While ignition … Continued

I am scheduling the 2nd ignition test of the EHT1 Micro End Hall Thruster for tomorrow morning at 9am EST (13:00 UTC). I usually give more notice but I need to know if I actually achieved ignition and beam during … Continued

Two years openly developing electric propulsion in the basement on pennies. So much blood, sweat, and tears. So much has happened since that first successful plasma pulse. I can finally say this: as of today, Applied Ion Systems open-source thrusters … Continued

Yesterday I ran the first ever full system ignition test of the AIS-EHT1 Micro End Hall Thruster! The thruster system included the high voltage electronics to run both the Hall head as well as the GDN1 neutralizer. While complete ignition … Continued

I’ve been steadily working up to this for months, and now it’s time – the first full system ignition test of the EHT1 Micro End-Hall Thruster! Join me in the pilot’s seat tomorrow LIVE at 9am EST as I attempt … Continued

Right on the heels of the exciting news about my first thruster going orbital next week, I am pleased to reveal a first look at the next gen AIS thruster in development – the fully integrated assembly of the first … Continued

I can’t believe it. It’s finally happening! Two years ago I started building and testing thrusters for nanosats at home for fun. Now, one of my thrusters will actually have a chance to go orbital next week aboard the Care … Continued