by Ethan Dale | Mar 1, 2000
Project Nanosatellite Thrusters A CAD rendering of a proposed Cubesat incorporating CAT. previous personnel Tim Collard, Ingrid Goglio, Frans Ebersohn, JP Sheehan, and Benjamin Longmier principal investigators Alec Gallimore, Benjamin Jorns project sponsors...
by Ethan Dale | Jan 1, 1998
Thruster NSTAR FMT Ion Engine NSTAR FTM-2 ion engine prior to installation of optical diagnostics access port. Developed ? Tested at PEPL 1998 – 2003 Developer NASA GRC Ion thrusters are electrostatic electric propulsion engines. Ions (typically Xenon or...
by Ethan Dale | Jan 1, 1998
Thruster BPT-4000 The BPT-4000 operating. Developed ? Tested at PEPL 1998 Developer Aerojet In 1998 the Aerojet BPT-4000 4.5-kW Hall thruster was briefly tested at PEPL. It went on to demonstrate both great performance and lifetime for commercial satellite...
by Ethan Dale | Jan 1, 1997
Thruster P5 Photograph of the P5 prior to operation. Developed 1997 Tested at PEPL 1999 – 2009 Developer PEPL, AFRL The University of Michigan and the United States Air Force Research Laboratory have designed and built a 5 kW Hall thruster for research purposes...
by Ethan Dale | Jan 1, 1997
Thruster SPT-140 Photograph of the Fakel Enterprises SPT-140 on display. Developed ? Tested at PEPL 1997 Developer Fakel As a part of the Air Force Integrated High Payoff Rocket Propulsion Technology (IHPRPT) program the Fakel Enterprises 4.5-kW SPT-140 was tested at...
