[amsat-bb] Open Source Thruster (was: Elections HEO QO-100' Linear NB + Digital WB)

[Daniel Schultz]

I've been going to Electric Propulsion conferences for over a decade now, and
I always had a sneaking suspicion that I could build one of those things in my
garage, but then common sense takes over when I remind myself how long it
would take me to accomplish that. It looks like he is way ahead of me in
getting a vacuum system up and running. 

One thing the twitter feed does not mention, where is Applied Ion located?

An open source electric thruster is a very key element in returning AMSAT to
HEO. Is there anything we can do to help him along?

Dan Schultz N8FGV

------ Original Message ------
>As it happens, Applied Ion is reporting partial success with a thruster
>design today: https://twitter.com/Applied_Ion
>His cost per thruster is much closer to Zach's $100. Two thrusters of a
>previous design of his are scheduled to fly on the AMSAT-EA Genesis
>satellites, NET September. These are Open Source designs.