October 2020
Superconductors - key to unlocking high power space missions
... the next generation of high-power space missions. About the authors Manuel La Rosa Betancourt, entrepreneur and material science engineer, with a Master’s degree in business innovation from EBS Universität, Germany, and over 15 years’ experience...
June 2014
Achilles’ heel
... varies. For example, the radiation environment in which satellites operate is inherently harsh. However, advances in materials science and satellite design have meant that the operational lifetime of a satellite in geostationary orbit, assuming...
10 August 2018
Fiery inferno awaits NASA's Parker Solar Probe
... in the Sun’s atmosphere, while the Integrated Science Investigation of the Sun — ISʘIS, pronounced “ee-sis”— ...scientist for Parker Solar Probe. “Recent advances in materials science gave us the material to fashion a heat shield in front of the...
January 2022
International cooperation - the key to survival on Earth and in space
... reform within ESA to help us to implement all our programmes in the most efficient way. Frank De Winne with Materials Science Laboratory hardware in the ISS Kibo laboratory. ISS Russian segment including the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module...
March 2016
Exploration and cooperation at the heart of European space vision
...as ESA DG Woerner expects to witness significant break-throughs across different scientific disciplines, including in material sciences, control systems, engine and thruster systems. He expects national space agencies will increasingly redefine their...
12 November 2021
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts arrive at ISS
... submarine warfare officer for the Navy, while Maurer, a materials science engineer, is the 12th German to go into space.... and beyond.” An action-packed mission In addition to orbital science, Matthias is also certified to perform a spacewalk in both ...
