July 2020
Key technologies for space exploration
... ability to tailor vehicle trajectories over a broad range). Space-qualified solar power modules using surface mount technology. Environment focus High on the list is keeping the engine cool enough to survive the hellish combustion temperatures...
21 September 2018
Net to capture space junk passes debut debris collection
RemoveDEBRIS, a satellite that uses a net to capture space junk, reached its first milestone this week as it successfully caught some mock debris 300 kilometres above the Earth. Like the plastic that pollutes our oceans, years of shooting satellites...
11 October 2019
Spacebit unveils its design of the UK's first Moon rover
After UK firm Spacebit announced a few weeks ago that it had signed a joint agreement with Astrobotic to begin commercial and scientific lunar exploration starting in 2021, the company has now revealed the design of its lander - a walking rover that...
15 November 2019
First public test of Mars lander for China ahead of 2020 launch
Yesterday, in front of around of 70 guests from 19 countries, China showed off the capabilities of its Mars Lander, including hovering, obstacle avoidance and deceleration manoeuvres, in preparation for the country’s first interplanetary mission ...
November 2016
Hi-tech greenhouse to test plant cultivation technologies in Antarctica
...), will be built in order to provide realistic mass flow relationships for the ISPR demonstrator and FEG. In addition to technology development and validation, food safety and plant handling procedures will be developed. These are integral aspects...
September 2019
A new era in planetary defence missions
... A body during the final hour of the mission. The DART spacecraft will also demonstrate other new technologies, including NASA’s Evolutionary Xenon Thruster-Commercial (NEXT-C) ion engine, developed by NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland...
