Current Status:
As of Fall 2020, the Helios test stand (shown below) remains in the basement of MIT's Building 37. Work on the stand and accompanying engine is expected to resume in Spring 2020.
We built the test stand, integrated the chamber assembly onto the test stand, and conducted leak testing in Nov 2023. We are finalizing our testing procedures and aim to hot fire in the next few weeks (Dec 2023)!
The main goals of the Helios Project are as follows:
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Milestones
Nov 4: We setup our test stand at our test site in Maine for the first time.
Nov 11: We conducted switchbox tests, leak tests, igniter tests, and data acquisition system tests at our test site.