iFACT Project

iFACT is an @EU_H2020 funded project developing the Advanced Cusp Field Thruster technology using iodine as propellant 🛰
#H2020 #space #electric #propulsion

[iFACT Project @IfactProject]

✅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 ➝ https://t.co/vxb2btRCVp

[iFACT Project @IfactProject]

#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:

[iFACT Project @IfactProject]

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

[EPIC h2020 @EPICh2020]

Several EC granted projects were presented during the #IEPC2022 in Boston.

Here you can find some of them:

#space #electric #propulsion #electripropulsionisEPIC

[iFACT Project @IfactProject]

📢🎉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👉https://t.co/ZkgnTIzDi1 !

[iFACT Project @IfactProject]

✍️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: https://t.co/W2N6c3f2sC

[iFACT Project @IfactProject]

🙌 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!

https://t.co/idkyDQqzy3

[iFACT Project @IfactProject]

#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

[iFACT Project @IfactProject]

🎉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

[iFACT Project @IfactProject]

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👉https://t.co/nt6Jwvb4oe

[iFACT Project @IfactProject]

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
https://t.co/wUTzRrXLZY

[gieseppmpeu @gieseppmpeu]

#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: https://t.co/H8xG6JVoWD

[iFACT Project @IfactProject]

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💻🖱️ https://t.co/qIWDtKt6RG

[iFACT Project @IfactProject]

🎉🙌It's #WorldSpaceWeek !

[Iris Fisher 🌟 @IrisFisherr]

"Astronauts don't have to be either very feminine or very masculine women, or very superhuman males, or any other color or anything. It's about people in space."
- Judith Resnik
#WSW2021 #womeninSpace #WorldSpaceWeek

[iFACT Project @IfactProject]

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 👉https://t.co/RHDOi086id

[iFACT Project @IfactProject]

⌛️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: https://t.co/WvHLLnwnT5

[iFACT Project @IfactProject]

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👇

[EASN International Conferences @EASN_Conference]

💥👏The Preliminary Agenda is NOW online! 👏
9⃣ keynotes 🎙️
6⃣7⃣ sessions 🧑‍💻
3⃣8⃣0⃣ presentations 📝
Just released every detail you need to know about the #easnconference: Speakers, talks & timetable!
Check it out! 👉https://t.co/wNwPCCTYI3
Get your🎟️! 👉https://t.co/Q5q6mdUBkJ

[iFACT Project @IfactProject]

📚 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 ➡️ https://t.co/54kk3NkIZF !

[ジャン＝エリック・パケ || Jean-Eric Paquet @EUAmbJapan]

🗓️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👉https://t.co/NGU30SFNas

[iFACT Project @IfactProject]

🎥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 https://t.co/aVeI3JKM5h

[ESA Technology @ESA_Tech]

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 https://t.co/MQZP3w7Ueb