Hello #EUROAVIAns
on November the 8th we visited SITAEL’s headquarters in Pisa.
It has been a great experience: we learned a lot on how the company is organised but, most of all, on how plasma thrusters
are developed, tested, and used to guarantee thrust for satellites.
Firstly, we attended a presentation, held by the Head of Propulsion Division Tommaso Misuri. He taught us the major concerns of satellites and presented the Hall Effect Plasma Thrusters made by SITAEL.
After this, we had the possibility to visit the laboratories
, including the vacuum chambers used to test the thrusters, and, finally, we could see a real thruster firing during a test!!! It has been a very exciting experience.
Finally, we had lunch in Pisa city centre by the famous tower, together with people from EUROAVIA Pisa that joined us and showed us where to get some nice local food!
(thank you @euroaviapisa
)!
We thank SITAEL for this beautiful visit!!!♥️
More experiences like this one are about to come, so stay tuned!!!