A Digital Passport for 3D-Printed Space Parts
Printing is the easy part. Making a metal rocket part with a 3D printer is no longer the hard step; proving it will hold is. Continuer de lire A Digital Passport for 3D-Printed Space Parts
Catégorie : Transport
Orbit’s Tow Truck Has a Gecko Grip and a Math Problem
Orbit needs a tow truck. Forbes reported on September 18 that a Michigan start-up, KMI Space, is building REACCH, a spacecraft with tentacle-like arms that end in gecko-inspired grip pads. Continuer de lire Orbit’s Tow Truck Has a Gecko Grip and a Math Problem
The Pink Fuel Auditioning to Replace Hydrazine
Rocket fuel, now in pink. Hydrazine, the dominant liquid propellant used by today’s satellites, is highly flammable and corrosive, Aerospace America reports. Continuer de lire The Pink Fuel Auditioning to Replace Hydrazine
These Solar Sails Are Steered With Ordinary TV Remotes
Flying, not just filing patents. Continuer de lire These Solar Sails Are Steered With Ordinary TV Remotes
Space Debris Meets Its Match: The Humble Eggshell
Near-Earth orbit is not known for its subtlety, yet the fix now drawing engineers is one of nature’s most delicate structures. Continuer de lire Space Debris Meets Its Match: The Humble Eggshell
York’s New Space Platform Comes With an Expiry Date
A tank with a countdown. York Space Systems has introduced the LX/V-CLASS, a spacecraft body built for very low orbit where a satellite must burn stored xenon or krypton without pause just to keep from falling. Continuer de lire York’s New Space Platform Comes With an Expiry Date
A Crowded Orbit Runs on Small Pushes
Orbit is getting crowded, and watching it won’t fix it. Continuer de lire A Crowded Orbit Runs on Small Pushes
An 80,000-Year Trip To Alpha Centauri, On Purpose
A spacecraft designed to take 80,000 years to reach another star sounds like a mistake. Fermi Explorer wants to launch it in 2029 with existing hardware. Continuer de lire An 80,000-Year Trip To Alpha Centauri, On Purpose
NASA’s Nuclear Mars Mission Runs On Borrowed Parts And Borrowed Time
NASA wants a fission-powered spacecraft bound for Mars by 2028, built from reused Gateway hardware, but Congress offered 10 million dollars against 890 requested. Continuer de lire NASA’s Nuclear Mars Mission Runs On Borrowed Parts And Borrowed Time
Space Contest Tackles 250-Year Journey Challenge
Space travel gets real While astronauts currently spend months aboard the International Space Station, a new competition is challenging experts to think in terms of centuries. Space.com reports that Project Hyperion has launched an unprecedented contest calling for the design of an interstellar generation ship, capable of supporting human life during a journey spanning multiple generations. Engineering meets sociology The technical specifications outline a 250-year … Continuer de lire Space Contest Tackles 250-Year Journey Challenge
