These findings highlight the potential of ionic liquid propulsion systems for future space missions, particularly for small satellite applications. Ionic Liquid: A salt that is liquid at room ...

Pale Blue plans to demonstrate its 1U water ion thruster twice in 2025 on D-Orbit’s Ion Satellite Carrier, an orbital transfer vehicle. The contract with D-Orbit includes two launch opportunities and ...

And what can say we’ve arrived in the future more than off-the-shelf plasma thrusters for the DIY microsatellite market? Although [Michael Bretti] does tell us that he plans to sell these ...

When [Jay Bowles] demoed his first-generation ion thruster on Plasma Channel, the resulting video picked up millions of views and got hobbyists and professionals alike talking. While ionic lifters ...