September 2016
Preparing the future: the right technology at the right time
... effort from the manufacturing phase to design The basic model comes from ESA’s Proba family of technology-demonstration mini-satellites, the first of which launched in 2001. The Proba NEXT mission is currently in development, a follow-up to the...
July 2021
Nitrous oxide – a green propellant for commercial space exploration
... to withstand heat inside the decomposition chamber. At first, the feasibility of the N2O decomposition catalyst pack was demonstrated with non-choked flow in 1999, followed by choked-flow decomposition in 2003. The application of the catalyst turned...
September 2023
How microorganisms survive space travel
... than in control ones. The process of chromosomal DNA transfer during crossing of Streptomycetes strains was investigated. It was demonstrated that chromosome transfer from the donor strain to the recipient strain is carried out completely and more...
13 August 2018
NASA to partner with six US companies to develop space exploration technologies
...$10 million “Stand-Alone Sensor for High Precision Planetary Landing” The project will culminate in a lunar technology demonstration mission, advancing a low-cost, reliable, high-performance, stand-alone Terrain Relative Navigation (TRN) sensor suite...
July 2014
The hypersonic grail: advances at DARPA, AFRL and beyond
.... Both programmes have completed exploratory concept phases with preliminary design phases to follow. And both flight demonstrations are planned for later this decade. The maturation of hypersonics technology is inspiring countries and organisations...
December 2014
Asteroid Redirect Mission: preparing for Mars in deep space
... candidate EVA activities for important aspects such as worksite stabilisation and sampling. Recent testing included the demonstration of two-handed tasks and pneumatic chiselling. Vital stepping stone ARM sampling and containment operations would...
