HEX20 unveils redundant CubeSat solar power architecture
(SpaceEnergy) Satellite systems developer HEX20 has introduced a modular spacecraft solar-power architecture designed to prevent a single Maximum Power Point Tracking failure from
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Satellite propulsion firm Letara qualifies 2U hybrid thruster for flight
(SpaceEnergy) Japanese satellite propulsion developer Letara has qualified its ICR-X 2U CubeSat-class hybrid chemical propulsion system for an upcoming in-orbit demonstration
Lunar resources firm Interlune makes helium-bearing Moon soil simulant
(SpaceEnergy) US lunar resources company Interlune has successfully implanted and extracted helium-4 from simulated Moon soil, creating material designed to improve terrestrial testing
MARKETS: Rocket propellant index gains 2.16% on hydrogen, oil and gas rally
(SpaceEnergy) The SE Liquid Rocket Propellant Index (SELRPI) gained 2.16% in the week ending 21 August to 106.04 points as hydrogen, kerosene
Rostec unveils NK-3 engine for ultralight rocket
(SpaceEnergy) Russian state industrial corporation Rostec has unveiled the NK-3 liquid rocket engine being developed for the first and second stages of the
EGA restores 25% of Al Taweelah aluminium capacity
(SpaceEnergy) Emirates Global Aluminium has restarted 315 of 1,262 reduction cells at its Al Taweelah smelter, restoring 25% of capacity after an emergency
Electric propulsion firm Aliena selected for 2027 orbit-raising mission
(SpaceEnergy) Singapore electric propulsion developer Aliena’s MUSIC Hall thruster has been selected to provide orbit raising for a 50kg-class South Korean technology-
Propulsion firm CU Aerospace gains flight heritage for polymer thrusters
(SpaceEnergy) CU Aerospace says two polymer-fed propulsion systems have achieved operational flight heritage aboard its DUPLEX 6U CubeSat, raising both technologies to Technology
Katalyst details refuelling system for NEXUS-1 servicer
(SpaceEnergy) US in-space servicing company Katalyst Space Technologies has detailed a fuel- and interface-agnostic modular refuelling capability for its NEXUS-1 spacecraft.
HEX20 develops digital twin for smallsat power systems
(SpaceEnergy) Indian small-satellite manufacturer HEX20 has developed a time-domain modelling framework to simulate spacecraft solar generation, electrical loads and battery state of
Toronto team qualifies phase-change heat sink for small satellites
(SpaceEnergy) University of Toronto researchers have qualified a phase-change-material heat sink for small satellites, targeting thermal control of increasingly high-power spacecraft
Electric propulsion firm Stellant develops low-power xenon ion thruster
(SpaceEnergy) US electric propulsion developer Stellant is developing an 8cm xenon gridded ion thruster for small satellites, with flight qualification planned for 2027. The