March 2015
SERC wants us all to get to grips with space junk
... of research aims to re-orbit and ultimately de-orbit certain common types of space debris. SERC will extend its technology for laser tracking of space debris to the use of lasers to interdict space debris immediately prior to a predicted collision...
January 2019
Engineering six-hour solar eclipses with formation flying
...industrial consortium is led by CSL (Centre Spatial de Liége). As seen previously, Proba-3 space segment is driven by the formation flying technology needs. On the other hand, the ground segment is built upon the heritage from previous Proba missions...
March 2022
What space taught me about water
... water-challenged areas of the planet, as well as specially designed water bags that incorporate a compact form of this technology as first-response equipment for natural disasters, refugee camps and civil emergencies. Aquaporin, mWater and Bioclear...
11 May 2018
Revolutionary X-Ray navigation system to be used on CubeSat mission
...beyond. Before that though, scientists want to use the technology on a CubeSat mission to characterise the composition of ...is called the Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology, or SEXTANT, for short, works in a similar principle...
08 May 2019
Tests start on first design of 'wafer scale' spacecraft
...,” added Rupert. This slim, round disk, no bigger than a flattened muffin case, is being developed to use photonic technologies, I.e lasers, to propel it through space at relativistic speeds – a similar concept that has been proposed for the light...
22 February 2019
NASA selects experiments for possible lunar flights in 2019
... initiated the request for proposals leading to these selections as the first step in achieving a variety of science and technology objectives that could be met by regularly sending instruments, experiments and other small payloads to the Moon. “This...
