General Ad Astra - USA Capabilities and Services

 

Precision Machining

AARC offers a high precision machine shop for limited run parts. One-of-a-kind and unique parts are our specialties. For ordering or more information, email to Rusty Moody at rmoody@adastrarocket.com or call at 281.526.0571.
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Laboratory and Engineering Services

Large vacuum facility

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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 and manufacturing

  • Pro/E design and instruction
  • Thermal desktop analysis
  • CNC machine shop, typical and exotic metals and ceramics