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R&D, Walkthroughs, Updates, and System Builds

Recap of the First Ever Test of the AIS-ILIS1 Electrospray Thruster PART 1 – Fueling
5 Jul 2020

Recap of the First Ever Test of the AIS-ILIS1 Electrospray Thruster PART 1 – Fueling

by AppliedIonSystems | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

After half a year in the making, with the new Edwards RV12 roughing pump, and getting my system back online troubleshooting the last remaining bugs, vacuum capabilities were restored and yesterday, July 4th, 2020 I attempted the first ever fueling … Continued

Unboxing the New Crowdfunded Edwards RV12 Vacuum Pump
30 Jun 2020

Unboxing the New Crowdfunded Edwards RV12 Vacuum Pump

by AppliedIonSystems | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

The new crowdfunded roughing pump finally arrived safe and sound! Time for unboxing! Really excited about this! Due to several roughing pump failures, I have been out of thruster testing for a half a year. The community came together with … Continued

Prototype PCBs for AIS-gPPT3-1C Thruster Learning Kit
29 Jun 2020

Prototype PCBs for AIS-gPPT3-1C Thruster Learning Kit

by AppliedIonSystems | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

The prototype PCBs for the first ever AIS open source electric propulsion learning kit are in! The remaining parts should be arriving in the next few days. Once I fully qualify and test the kit, I will hopefully be able … Continued

Dry Mass Measurement of the AIS-ILIS1
27 Jun 2020

Dry Mass Measurement of the AIS-ILIS1

by AppliedIonSystems | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

While I am still waiting on the new vacuum roughing pump to arrive for testing (yet again more UPS delays), I have been still pushing forward to prepare everything for the big ignition test. I went through the final preliminary … Continued

GoFundMe Campaign for New Roughing Pump is a Success!
21 Jun 2020

GoFundMe Campaign for New Roughing Pump is a Success!

by AppliedIonSystems | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

I am absolutely blown away and truly moved by the unbelievable support of the community, who stepped up to provide funding for me to continue open source electric propulsion development at Applied Ion Systems even without me asking for help … Continued

First Generation AIS Thrusters Officially Released Under CERN-OHL-S V2 Open Source Hardware License!
20 Jun 2020

First Generation AIS Thrusters Officially Released Under CERN-OHL-S V2 Open Source Hardware License!

by AppliedIonSystems | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

All of the design files for the first generation of AIS thrusters I have completed to date – AIS-uPPT1, AIS-gPPT1, AIS-gPPT2-1C, AIS-gPPT3-1C, and AIS-gPPT3-1C Integrated Propulsion Module, have finally officially been released under the CERN-OHL-S V2 Open Source Hardware License! … Continued

GoFundMe Campaign Now Live for New Roughing Pump!
19 Jun 2020

GoFundMe Campaign Now Live for New Roughing Pump!

by AppliedIonSystems | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

It has been a crazy and rocky past week with the testing and rebuild failures of my latest acquired Edwards E2M18 vacuum pump. Without this pump, and really no money for a new pump or professional rebuild, I didn’t think … Continued

Preview of the First Ever AIS Thruster Learning Kit
15 Jun 2020

Preview of the First Ever AIS Thruster Learning Kit

by AppliedIonSystems | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Despite the massive vacuum equipment setbacks and failures, I am still looking to try to move forward with some developments. I finally finished and am pleased to present a look at the first ever AIS thruster learning kit! Vacuum is … Continued

Failed Rebuild of the Edwards E2M18 Vacuum Pump
14 Jun 2020

Failed Rebuild of the Edwards E2M18 Vacuum Pump

by AppliedIonSystems | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Over the past few days I have been working hard at rebuilding the faulty Edwards E2M18 vacuum pump I got used from eBay. To summarize it, the rebuild was a complete failure. While everything went back together fine after cleaning … Continued

Successful Qualification Testing of the ILIS1 Vacuum Fueling Station
5 Jun 2020

Successful Qualification Testing of the ILIS1 Vacuum Fueling Station

by AppliedIonSystems | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Despite major setbacks yesterday with the failed vacuum pump testing, I do have some good news and progress. The in-vacuum fueling station for the ILIS1 has been completed, and has passed testing. Here is a video of the full loading … Continued

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