01
Define the open AF-MPDT platform
Frame the thruster as a spacecraft-compatible electric propulsion test platform with open documentation.
Build documentation
Process
The AF-MPDT workflow is organized as a chain from platform definition to repeatable testing and analysis.
02
Build nozzle and vacuum test capability
Use nozzle optimization, chamber hardware, and vacuum diagnostics to make plasma behavior observable.
03
Develop YBCO and HTS magnet pathway
Explore YBCO synthesis and compact high-temperature superconducting magnet architecture.
04
Integrate control electronics
Sequence power, sensing, feedback, and safety operations into a repeatable control stack.
05
Analyze results and iterate
Translate test observations into engineering limitations, design changes, and next experiments.