The gridded ion thruster is a common design for ion thrusters, a highly efficient low-thrust spacecraft propulsion method running on electrical power by using high-voltage grid electrodes to accelerate ions with electrostatic forces. (Wikipedia).
NASA’s Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) | Gridded Ion Thruster
A gridded ion thruster uses electrical energy to create, accelerate and neutralize positively charged ions to generate thrust. The discharge chamber is responsible for the creation of ions when neutral atoms and electrons collide while the magnetic field containing the electrons increases
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How to Make/Build a Lifter or Ionocraft
A step-by-step guide to making a lifter/ionocraft, a small, very lightweight, triangular ion wind propelled device powered with a high voltage and substantial current power supply. This uses an aluminum foil skirt for the bottom electrode, a 30 gauge (30 AWG) bare wire for the top electrod
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How Ion Propulsion, Lifters and Ionocrafts Work
How ion propulsion in lifters, my Star Trek Enterprise model and other ionocrafts work, basically how ion wind works in these types of devices. This shows how the electric field between a sharp object connected to a smooth object cause movement in the direction of the sharp object and an i
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Star Trek Enterprise Model with Ion Propulsion added
I show ion propulsion, or ion wind, added to a model of Star Trek's Enterprise, including step-by-step details of how I made it and how I set it up to run with my homemade high voltage 30kV DC power supply. Support RimstarOrg on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=680159 Subscribe for
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Make Ionocraft/Ion Wind Spinning Disks
Making and demonstrating ionocraft in the shape of disks and using ion wind to spin around on a rotor. To power them I use my homemade high voltage DC power supply. Support RimstarOrg on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=680159 Subscribe for new videos every week http://www.youtube.
From playlist Ion Propulsion/Ionocraft/Lifters
Use my referral link to receive 1,000 free Supercharger miles with the purchase and delivery of a new Tesla car, or earn a $100 award after system activation by purchasing or subscribing to solar panels: https://ts.la/melinda82401 In today's episode we learn how ion propulsion works, and
From playlist Ion Engines Playlist
How Do Ion Engines Work? The Most Efficient Propulsion System Out There
People always ask me why we’re stuck with chemical rockets. Seriously, exploding a bunch of hydrogen or kerosene is the best we can do? Good news, there are other, exotic science fiction-sounding propulsion systems out there which use electromagnetic fields to accelerate atoms, allowing
From playlist Guide to Space
How to add Ion Propulsion to Star Wars TIE Fighter Model
How to add actual ion propulsion to a Star Wars TIE Fighter model, plus a laser added for extra fun. And I also show the Star Trek Enterprise with ion propulsion and a laser since I have that too. I show step-by-step how it was done and then show them both flying around on my rotor under p
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3. Advanced Ion Propulsion Systems for Interstellar Precursor Probes
TVIW 2016, Chattanooga, TN, 2/28/16 - 3/1/16, Plenary Talk by Angelo Genovese, Initiative for Interstellar Studies.
From playlist Ion Engines Playlist
Crazy Engineering: Ion Propulsion and the Dawn Mission
Ion propulsion isn’t something found only in science fiction. JPL engineer Mike Meacham looks at how ion engines are being used to drive NASA's Dawn spacecraft through the solar system. Dawn is approaching dwarf planet Ceres in the main asteroid belt with arrival expected in March 2015. Pr
From playlist Crazy Engineering
These Planes Are Propelled With Ionic Thrust
In this video I show you how to create ionic thrust using electrodynamics to create air flow with no moving parts. I show you how ionic wind is produced in order to make ionocrafts and lifters fly. I also talk about ion thrusters used in space. I test if they work in a vacuum. Get Your Ex
From playlist The Action Lab Electricity Experiments
MFEM Workshop 2022 | MFEM Application to EM-Wave Simulation in ECR Space Plasma Thrusters
The LLNL-led MFEM (Modular Finite Element Methods) project provides high-order mathematical calculations for large-scale scientific simulations. The project’s second community workshop was held on October 25, 2022, with participants around the world. Learn more about MFEM at https://mfem.o
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The Future of CubeSat Propulsion
CubeSats have a lot of advantages, but they need a way to move and still stay small, and that means new miniaturized propulsion systems that can help us get these tiny spacecraft out into the universe. SciShow Tangents Satellites: https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/scishow-tangents-satelli
From playlist SciShow Space
Can Nuclear Propulsion Take Us to Mars?
Be one of the first 500 people to sign up with this link and get 20% off your subscription with Brilliant.org! https://brilliant.org/RealEngineering/ New streaming platform: https://watchnebula.com/ Vlog channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMet4qY3027v8KjpaDtDx-g Patreon: htt
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The Electric Thruster That Could Send Humans to Mars
Go to CuriosityStream.com/Space to start streaming Space Probes!. Use the promo code ‘space’ during the sign-up process to get your first 31 days free. To get humans on Mars we're going to need some innovative tech that can move lots of things at high speed. Luckily, we might already hav
From playlist SciShow Space
Will future spacecraft fit in our pockets? - Dhonam Pemba
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/will-future-spaceships-fit-in-our-pockets-dhonam-pemba When you picture a rocket, you might imagine a giant ship carrying lots of fuel, people and supplies. But what if the next wave of spacecraft were small enough to fit into our pockets? Dhona
From playlist New TED-Ed Originals
Air Breathing Ion Thrusters & Low Orbit Satellites
Lower orbits are desirable for some spacecraft, but the Earth's atmosphere doesn't give spacecraft below 300km a long life. However ESA scientists recently demonstrated an electrical ramjet that could make low orbits viable for long term spacecraft.
From playlist Ion Engines Playlist
Lifter Voltage/Current and Smoke/Airflow Test Measurements
How I measure the high voltage and current used to fly my lifter or ionocraft. Also, I do a smoke test using an incense stick to show the airflow of the ionized air. For measuring the voltage I use a Fluke 80K-40 high voltage probe with an analog multimeter. For current I also use an analo
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