Our Farnborough site has some of the most highly regarded electric propulsion and space hardware test, development and manufacturing facilities in Europe. The facilities consist of:
- Ø1.6 x 3.0 m ion thruster test chamber (LEEP1)
- Ø3.8 x 10 m vacuum chamber (LEEP2)
- Ø3.3 x 8.5 m thermal vacuum chamber (LEEP3)
- Ø0.9 x 1.7 m thermal vacuum chamber (IVOR)
- Ø0.5 x 1.0 m thermal vacuum chamber
- Ø3 x 0.5 m cryogenic vacuum facility
- Ø1.0 m x 3 m ion thruster test facility
- Beam probe array
- Thrust balance
- Coordinate measuring machine
- Magnetic mapping facility
- Class 100,000 cleanroom
- 4 x class 100 laminar flow benches
- Electron beam welding machine
- Automated TIG welder (lathe)
- Automated TIG welder (orbital pipe)
- Spot welder
- Automated Spark erosion machine (EDM)
- 2 x vacuum furnaces
- Atmospheric tube furnace
- Manufacturing facility (2 lathes, milling machine)
- Hydrogen furnace
