General Ad Astra - USA Capabilities and Services

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Precision Machining
Laboratory and Engineering Services
Large vacuum facility
Small vacuum facilities
VASIMR VX-200 plasma source
In-house engineering
Computer Simulations

Precision Machining [top] AARC offers a high precision machine shop for limited run parts. One-of-a-kind and unique parts are our specialties, using typical and exotic metals and ceramics. For ordering or more information, email to DJ Dean at lawrence.dean@adastrarocket.com
Laboratory and Engineering Services [top] Large vacuum facility [top] Renting 150 m3 vacuum chamber for testing and Research Simulation of high altitude/LEO/GEO environments 35 ft x 15 ft dia. 200,000 l/s cryo pumps 10-9 Torr base pressure Full plasma/pressure/temperature diagnostics suite IR thermal imaging camera Componant and system level helium leak checks 6000 sqft high bay with 4000 lb crane
Small vacuum facilities [top] 10 ft x 5 ft dia. vacuum chamber Turbo pumped, base pressure of 10-6 Torr 1.5 ft x 1 ft vacuum chamber Turbo pumped, base pressure of 10-6 Torr
VASIMR VX-200 plasma source [top] 2 to 200 kW RF Power Propellants include Argon, Oxygen, Nitrogen, etc 1016 to 2x1020 #/m3 plasma density Focused or diffuse plasma source 12 kW in-vacuum conduction heating system
In-house engineering [top] Pro/E design and instruction Close communication with our manufacturing expertise to assure manufacture-ability Printed Circuit Board design FPGA programming
Computer Simulations [top] Plasma Modeling	Magnetic System Analysis

Electric Propulsion Mission Analysis