iFACT Project

✅The maturation of the Advanced Cusp Field Thruster (ACFT) as an innovative electric thruster principle ✅Calcium aluminate as a promising material for cathodes ✅Significant reduction & simplification of the Power Processing Unit. Discover them all ➝ epic-ifact.eu/results

#iFACT has come to an end but it was such a joy & we were proud to deliver brilliant research findings🦾🎉! Our researchers worked towards developing key building blocks to foster the use of #iodine as a propellant for electric propulsion 🛰️. The ground-breaking results include:

🙌🎉We are so excited about this participation! We enjoyed 5⃣ amazing days full of many great presentations and lively discussions.

📢🎉Out today: a new section on the #iFACT official website consolidating our key results - all essential building blocks that foster the use of iodine as a disruptive propellant for electric #thruster 🦾🛰️! Check them out👉bit.ly/3uabpSK !

✍️Mark the date in your calendar❕ We are so thrilled to announce that we will be part of a very special event, the #IEPC2022, taking place in Boston MA, on 19-23 June 2022! 🔔Come & join our presentations & discussions with our experts. 🔗Full Programme: bit.ly/3MSUIli

🙌 We are delighted to be featured on the May edition of the European Aeronautics Science Network newsletter! 📃 Read on to hear more about iFACT highlights, the topmost news of the sector, and upcoming events! lnkd.in/edS8KRG9

#DYK that electric propulsion systems that power small #satellites rely on gas propellants like xenon or krypton? But: ⚠️they are pricey & in short supply ✅to tackle this #iFACT proposes a unique thruster principle paired with iodine as propellant & tailored feeding architecture

🎉Looking forward to this great event❗️ Don't miss the @ifact presentation tomorrow at the @EPICh2020 Workshop 2022 where our iFACT coordinator, Dr. Franz Georg Hey, will be discussing our research activities and achievements. 🗓️ 5 April 2022 ⏰ 15:45 CEST

Catch up with our latest news 🗞️ → the 1⃣st 2022 edition of the EASN Newsletter is out covering iFACT! Highlights: ✅ recent iFACT achievements ✅ next research steps and much more! Make sure that you check it out👉bit.ly/3GZdEvT

Check your 📩! The 4th edition of the EASN Association #newsletter has landed including an iFACT dedicated article! Read on for: 💡The latest progress with the iFACT research 🎯The next experimental steps 🎤A recap of our session at 11th @EASN_Conference bit.ly/3mshbvM

#Freewebinar for students and young professionals: Electric propulsion, innovation, career opportunities, work on international projects. Learn more - save the date now. More about the webinar: bit.ly/EP-GIESEPPMP-w…

iFACT coordinator, Dr. Franz Georg Hey, spoke at the 11th @EASN_Conference as part of the "EPIC SRC projects joint session: iFACT, NEMESIS, @gieseppmpeu, EDDA" panel. Did you miss his presentation? His slides have been published on our official website💻🖱️ bit.ly/3pa19Iv

🎉🙌It's #WorldSpaceWeek !

We are celebrating a milestone👏🎉! The iodine Fed Advanced Cusp Field #Thruster has reached over 1000 hours of continuous operation! So iodine can be used as a propellant & gain ⬇️overall operational costs 🏆 volume savings on board Read on to hear more 👉bit.ly/2Y5BENd

⌛️The countdown toward the joint session with @gieseppmpeu, EDDA & NEMESIS research projects at the 11th @EASN_Conference has begun❗️ 5⃣ #space related presentations 📅 3rd of September ⏰ 10:45 in the morning Detailed agenda: easnconference.eu/2021/agenda

Looking forward to this great event! So excited to be participating in the 11th @EASN_Conference in a jointly organized session with @gieseppmpeu, EDDA & NEMESIS research projects, all under the @EPICh2020 umbrella. 📅03.09.2021 ⏰10:45 AM Keep an eye on our presentation titles👇

📚 Interesting read alert! You may read one of our iFACT latest scientific papers: "Electronic, mechanical, and thermal properties of [Ca24Al28O64]4+(4e−) electride ceramic" in #Open_Access on the journal's website ➡️ bit.ly/3xwwGWz !

🗓️SAVE THE DATE The first #HorizonEU Info-Days ever will take place online from 28 June to 9 July 2021👏 The event will address 9 themes featuring exclusive discussions and hands-on sessions. ℹ️ No registration needed! Learn more👉europa.eu/!qF89nU

🎥Have you watched our latest videos yet? Take a peek at our research toward developing an iodine-based ion propulsion system🛰️.We will also explore how: ✅iodine behaves with the materials used in the propulsion system ✅the fuel can be fed in efficiently bit.ly/3cUS2Um

This spiked tungsten crown measuring just 1 cm in diameter – half the size of a ten cent euro coin – is at the heart of Europe’s smallest, most precise spacecraft thruster esa.int/Enabling_Suppo…