R&D, Walkthroughs, Updates, and System Builds
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
If you missed the live unboxing and overview of the new EHT1 Micro End-Hall Thruster the other night you can catch it here or on the AIS YouTube page! (Video quality is poor and I messed up the setup in … Continued
The main parts for the new AIS-EHT1 Micro End-Hall Thruster have finally arrived from Xometry! Join me tomorrow on the AIS YouTube channel at 9:30PM EST (-4 UTC) for a LIVE unboxing and overview of the first AIS micro-Hall thruster … Continued
The fourth AIS-gPPT3-1C Micro Pulsed Plasma Thruster has just been officially completed and delivered! This little thruster is the fourth ever AIS system to be shipped out. Slowly making progress, one micro-thruster at a time!
I am pleased to reveal a look at the second micro-Hall thruster in the works at AIS – the AHT1 Anode-Layer Hall Thruster! This borrows concepts from the EHT1 Micro End-Hall Thruster development with some modifications aimed at further miniaturization … Continued