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Inter-Satellite Communication System based on Visible Light

open access: yes, 2018
Future space missions will be driven by factors such as the need for reduced cost of spacecraft without diminished performance, new services and capabilities including reconfigurability, autonomous operations, target observation with improved resolution ...
Afghah, Fatemeh   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Digital Availability of Product Information for Collaborative Engineering of Spacecraft [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
In this paper, we introduce a system to collect product information from manufacturers and make it available in tools that are used for concurrent design of spacecraft.
A. L. Ramos   +7 more
core   +3 more sources

Development of NMP‐001, A Nitromethane‐Based Green Propellant

open access: yesPropellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper discusses the development of a model monopropellant that is aimed at exploring the applicability of nitromethane‐based propellants as an alternative to hydrazine. This approach addresses the challenges faced by HAN‐, ADN‐based propulsion by being more cost‐effective while providing similar performance figures.
Maxim Kurilov   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Novel Structure and Thermal Design and Analysis for CubeSats in Formation Flying

open access: yesAerospace, 2021
The CANYVAL-C (CubeSat Astronomy by NASA and Yonsei using a virtual telescope alignment for coronagraph) is a space science demonstration mission that involves taking several images of the solar corona with two CubeSats—1U CubeSat (Timon) and 2U CubeSat (
Yeon-Kyu Park   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Actividades latinoamericanas en el espacio ultraterrestre en el siglo XXI: una actualización [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
En el siglo XXI, los países latinoamericanos han hecho esfuerzos significativos para avanzar en sus programas espaciales. Estos esfuerzos han abarcado desde una indagatoria sobre la instalación de un sistema de satélites, como es el caso en Colombia ...
Ospina, Sylvia
core   +2 more sources

From Flybys to Sample Return: A Review of Space Probes and Robotic Sampling Technologies for Small Bodies

open access: yesJournal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As a crucial puzzle piece of deep space exploration, exploring small bodies can provide significant scientific insights and valuable mineral resources. Unlike missions to the Moon and Mars, small‐body missions pose distinct technical challenges, including communication delays, weak gravity, and uncertain environments. This paper reviews a full
Xin Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Test Platform to Assess the Impact of Miniaturized Propulsion Systems

open access: yesAerospace, 2020
Miniaturized propulsion systems can enable many future CubeSats missions. The advancement of the Technology Readiness Level of this technology passes through the integration in a CubeSat platform and the assessment of the impact and the interactions of ...
Fabrizio Stesina   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deploying quantum light sources on nanosatellites II: lessons and perspectives on CubeSat spacecraft

open access: yes, 2015
To enable space-based quantum key distribution proposals the Centre for Quantum Technologies is developing a source of entangled photons ruggedized to survive deployment in space and greatly miniaturised so that it conforms to the strict form factor and ...
Bedington, Robert   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Model‐Based Systems Engineering in Space Applications: A Comprehensive Literature Review

open access: yesSystems Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The growing complexity of space engineering is driving the demand to embrace the adoption of Model‐Based Systems Engineering (MBSE). Although the MBSE is well‐practiced in the space industry, the level of effort and need required to obtain the benefits of MBSE vastly differ across enterprises; this disparity presents a significant challenge to
Rehobot Bekele Buruso   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

End to End Satellite Servicing and Space Debris Management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
There is growing demand for satellite swarms and constellations for global positioning, remote sensing and relay communication in higher LEO orbits. This will result in many obsolete, damaged and abandoned satellites that will remain on-orbit beyond 25 ...
Chandra, Aman   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

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