Place this miniaturized ion thruster on a styrofoam board. When I turned on the switch, I went straight on the water. Aug 29, 2023 21:00:00 How to make an ion engine that ...

Continue reading “Multi-Stage Ion Thruster Holds Exciting Promise ... And what can say we’ve arrived in the future more than off-the-shelf plasma thrusters for the DIY microsatellite market ...

YouTuber Builds Wild-Looking Ion Thruster With No Moving Parts, and It Actually Works Ionic propulsion is typically pretty weak. However, this setup has potential.

Predicting the lifetime of an electric ion thruster is notoriously difficult. You have to account for the chamber wall ...

Ion thrusters are the most common primary engine powering satellites through orbital maneuvers today. But to travel from low-Earth orbit (LEO) to farther orbits—or even the Moon—requires a ...