Final Assembly of the AIS-ePPT1 Micro Pulsed Plasma Thruster V1

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Presenting the first prototype of the next gen series of ultra-low cost open-source pulsed plasma thrusters for nanosats and picosats at AIS – the AIS-EPPT1, fully assembled, checked, and ready to go for the upcoming ignition test! The thruster electronics have already been tested, high voltages and readouts are good, and pulse igniter has been run. Almost ready to go for this big first test in the next few days! Stay tuned for details of the test, and follow AIS on Twitter for immediate test updates and live Tweeting during the test!