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March 23, 2026 / Uncategorized

EU co-funded project CHEOPS VHP BB advances high-power electric propulsion for future space missions

The Horizon Europe project CHEOPS VHP BB (Very High Power Hall Propulsion Building Blocks) has successfully concluded at the end of February 2026 after 30 months of collaborative research and development.

March 12, 2026 / Article

CNRS, ICARE laboratory | Channel wall erosion data and models – Electron properties and ion flux at the wall of the high-power PPS®20k Hall thruster

As part of the CHEOPS VHP BB project, the ICARE laboratory focused on potential failure modes of Hall effect thrusters during flight in space.

February 23, 2026 / Article

High-current hollow cathode qualification, additively manufactured anode distributors, and LVTF-3 high-power test campaigns (TANDEM and PPS-20k)

Within the Horizon Europe CHEOPS-VHP-BB project, Aerospazio Tecnologie Srl contributed as an industrial partner supporting manufacturing coordination...

February 18, 2026 / Article

From Architecture to Qualification: Integrated Design and Additive Manufacturing for Next-Generation Hall Thrusters

Within CHEOPS-VHP-BB, University of Pisa (UniPi) contributed through a wide range of activities spanning architecture studies and manufacturing-driven redesign...

February 16, 2026 / Article

Advancing Plume Diagnostics for 20 kW Hall Effect Thrusters: Design, Testing and Experimental Results

CHEOPS VHP BB project: plume characterization tools for 20 kW Hall effect thrusters, tested with TANDEM and Safran PPS-20k systems.

September 19, 2024 / Article

Hall Thruster Propellants: Finding the Best Fit

In the context of chemical propulsion, the selection of materials is informed by a range of considerations, including their thermal and chemical properties...

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