September 2021
Developing an in-orbit servicing and manufacturing economy
... useful life can be extended by refuelling. SC2 refuelling demonstrator will extend the working life of SC1 and take advantage... when docked with SC1. The Space Bench will be a demonstrator for in-orbit assembly and be the core of an incrementally ...
March 2022
Smoothing the journey to space with the satellite-as-a-service model
... success of this mission by offering an opportunity to participate to a much wider user base. The first mission will aim to demonstrate its commercial viability. Originally, it was envisaged that early users would come from hobbyist communities and...
June 2022
Sunshades in space could help alleviate Earth’s climate crisis
... 1.5C-2.0C maximum acceptable range (as set by the Paris Agreement). NASA’s Solar Cruiser mission, planned for 2025, will demonstrate solar sail propulsion by flying sunward of Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L-1) and maintaining its position along the...
22 February 2019
NASA selects experiments for possible lunar flights in 2019
... advanced solar arrays for longer mission duration. The Lunar Node 1 Navigation Demonstrator will demonstrate a navigational beacon to assist with geolocation for lunar orbiting spacecraft and landers. NASA facilities across the ...
October 2015
Taking AIM with ESA: proposing the first visit to a binary asteroid system
... values. The haphazard touchdown of Rosetta’s Philae lander demonstrates the challenges inherent in low-gravity operations, but MASCOT... The micro lander and CubeSats will form a network to demonstrate how data can be relayed in space AIM can provide ...
March 2016
The Use of 3D Printing for Space Applications
...launched its own plastic printer prototype as a technology demonstration for long term manned exploration missions. As on ...human cells, organs, blood, skin, bones currently being demonstrated on ground may offer the possibility of hastening the ...
