April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
... filing for and allocation of frequencies will therefore also have to be complied with. A concept image of a future in-orbit demonstrator for space-based solar power. Ultimate promise Space-based solar power generation represents a formidable energy...
April 2025
Azores rising – Portugal’s Atlantic outpost vying to become space gateway
..., one of the busiest days of the year. Prepared by the EUROCONTROL Airspace Management Team. “It was crucial for us to demonstrate that the operational competency to launch and recover rockets exists in Portugal,” says Bruno Carvalho, Director of the...
March 2015
ARTES and the world of satcoms
..., even though it takes longer to reach the desired orbit and enter service. Alphasat also hosts Technology Demonstration Payloads addressing various market and R&D requirements. These include a Laser Communications Terminal for high data-rate...
October 2015
How to 3D-print a habitat on Mars
... and public interest in recent years. Often referred to as 3D printing, a slew of disruptive commercial applications have already been demonstrated and many more foreseen. Now, teams around the world have been inspired to design a 3D-printed Mars...
January 2017
New oceans beckon for solar sail technology
...square metre solar sail in deep space that successfully demonstrated deep space propulsion and navigation as it flew in...group, The Planetary Society, flew in Earth orbit their own demonstrator, LightSail-A. This was a 3U CubeSat mission that deployed ...
January 2017
Blueprint for NASA’s journey to Mars
... leads through cis-lunar space, the proving ground for increasingly ambitious missions, in a logical progression that demonstrates capabilities in near Earth space before departure on missions of 1000 days and more. The expedition begins with...
