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The Pocket Rocket

The central topic of my PhD research, the Pocket Rocket is a radio-frequency capacitively coupled electrothermal microthruster. Designed for use on CubeSats the Pocket Rocket operates on very low power, typically < 50W, and produces thrusts in the range of 1-10 mN. My work involved the numerical modelling and experimental validation of the device for…