April 2019
LISA Pathfinder – paving the way for future studies of the gravitational universe
... optional mission extension. Two options for transfer are being studied: one uses electric propulsion, the other, similar to LPF, uses conventional propulsion modules which would be jettisoned after the transfer phase. Like LISA Pathfinder, each...
13 January 2016
Job Opportunities at ESTEC
... as Electronic Power Conditioners, EPCs, for specialized spacecraft payloads such as Travelling Wave Tube Assemblies, TWTA`s, and Electric Propulsion Concepts. Essential skills Requirements Applicants shall bring an Engineering PhD or Masters...
April 2018
Future Cubesat swarms pose significant communications challenges
.... His MSc at Koç University Mechanical Engineering Department focused on Small Satellite Moon Mission Optimization using Electric Propulsion Systems. He is a PhD candidate at Koç and Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) National Point of Contact...
October 2015
Japan’s H-IIA rocket: beautiful, accurate, and on-time
... in two opposite directions: lighter and heavier. This demand trend mainly stems from the widespread use of electric propulsion systems. Under current plans, the H3 rocket will accommodate demand by launching a broad band of satellite masses. Three...
March 2016
Space Mining – the Reality of Tomorrow?
...also likely imply systems that ran off of solar and electric propulsion systems. It is important to note that space mining ...effective space transportation systems such as solar powered electric propulsion. If one could develop multi-use systems ...
November 2018
BepiColombo – a mission to explore Mercury
... and Mercury, in combination with the thrust provided by the Mercury Transfer Module (MTM) - which is powered by a solar electric propulsion system - to reach its destination. The spacecraft will have a 7.2-year cruise, with one Earth flyby, two...
