ION-X achieves 1st firing in space of a European Ionic Liquid Propulsion System – SatNews

ION-X achieves 1st firing in space of a European Ionic Liquid Propulsion System – SatNews

ION-X has successfully performed the first-ever in-orbit firing of a European-developed ionic liquid electrospray thruster. This milestone marks only the second global demonstration of this advanced propulsion technology in space, nearly a decade after the inaugural mission by BUSEK for the LISA-PATHFINDER mission in 2015. Ten years later, the ION-X demonstration is only the second occurrence worldwide of an ionic liquid electrospray firing in …