May 2020
Developing a commercial market for small sample return
... US officials promoting the Artemis programme have said they covet as a source of air to breathe and fuel for propulsion. As scientists go to work on their samples, so will engineers, devising ways to extract the resources with better-than-simulated...
September 2024
Hypersonics and the route to orbit
...-1 and HELLO-2 flight vehicles. Indeed, the primary focus of SES is “crafting the lightest, reusable, multi-fuel propulsion system designed to optimise engine performance, with a commitment to pushing the boundaries of space and high-speed flight...
18 September 2019
Researchers calculate feasibility of sending a probe to C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)
... C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) by 2045, the Space Launch System (SLS), up-scaled Parker probe heatshield technology, and solid propulsion engines, can be used to send a CubeSat-class spacecraft with a mass of 3 kilograms on a path to check out the interstellar...
March 2015
ARTES and the world of satcoms
... platform and the implementation of a mission in partnership with SES. Compared to chemical propulsion, full-electric propulsion weigh less, letting operators choose between a lighter spacecraft or one with more payload, even though it takes...
June 2015
Drone regulation in the European Union amid a thriving market
... wing and tail surfaces and fly like an airplane11. This drone makes use of distributed propulsion, an interesting feature of electric propulsion. Drone flight In recent years, European companies have increased the use of drones to provide business...
February 2016
Nuclear Flashlamps in Space
... afterglow. Nuclear explosives have been considered for space propulsion of large objects. Spacecraft designs envision pitching nuclear ... of a nearby comet or asteroid and generate propulsive force. Plans to deflect comets and asteroids assume...
