August 2020
Scorpion – a study of the possible
...engine of this type, called NERVA, was NASA’s main propulsion tool in the post-Apollo programme. While the NERVA engine... systems, nor with any in-orbit transportation based on chemical propulsion. It is not just the overall payload capability and the...
November 2020
Walking on the Moon
... intends to work on other robotic technologies and the propulsion systems that deliver them from lunar orbit to the ... specifically offering more environmentally-friendly engineering solutions for propulsion and in situ power generation. Indeed, the ...
April 2021
Satellite servicing comes of age
... shut down because they have run out of station-keeping propellant MEV-1 uses highly efficient Electric Propulsion (EP) engines, utilising xenon propellant to produce far more delta-v (velocity change) than standard chemical propellants. In fact...
November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
.... For example, while the underwriter of an Airbus A380 policy would rarely be interested in the design of its power or propulsion system, a typical satellite insurer is interested in the type of solar array and battery employed and keen to know...
