KARI proposes microsat refuelling demonstrator for VLEO
(SpaceEnergy) Korea Aerospace Research Institute has proposed a microsatellite flight demonstrator to validate technologies needed to refuel large spacecraft operating in very low Earth
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Catalyst supplier Heraeus details materials for space propulsion
(SpaceEnergy) Precious-metals specialist Heraeus has detailed heterogeneous catalyst materials designed for spacecraft chemical propulsion, targeting ignition reliability, thermal stability and longer thruster operating
Westinghouse eVinci microreactor reaches zero-power criticality
(SpaceEnergy) Westinghouse has achieved zero-power criticality with its eVinci microreactor, validating core design assumptions for a technology the company is adapting for satellite,
CubeSat maker HEX20 develops fault-tolerant solar power architecture
(SpaceEnergy) Indian small-satellite manufacturer HEX20 has developed a modular solar power architecture designed to prevent a single maximum power point tracking failure from
ThrustMe iodine propulsion reaches 25 constellations
(SpaceEnergy) French electric-propulsion company ThrustMe says its iodine-fuelled systems now equip more than 25 satellite constellations, with more than 500 propulsion units
Battery developer Addionics launches low-temperature architecture
(SpaceEnergy) Battery developer Addionics has launched a low-temperature architecture designed to preserve lithium-ion battery performance in cold environments, including spacecraft applications. The
Neumann Space licenses DiskSat for flat electric propulsion
(SpaceEnergy) Australian electric propulsion developer Neumann Space has licensed The Aerospace Corporation’s DiskSat technology to integrate its Flatypus propulsion system with the flat
Ursa Major to go public at $2.3bn valuation
(SpaceEnergy) US propulsion manufacturer Ursa Major has agreed to go public through a SPAC transaction valuing the combined company at about $2.3bn, with
Iodine propulsion firm ThrustMe reaches 25 satellite constellations
(SpaceEnergy) French electric propulsion developer ThrustMe says its iodine-fuelled thrusters now equip more than 25 satellite constellations across Europe, North America and Asia.
NearSpace constellation tests power and storage technologies
(SpaceEnergy) US small-satellite developer NearSpace Launch says its SPEAR-1 constellation has demonstrated a distributed spacecraft architecture while maturing advanced power-generation and
CYGNSS team models lunar-eclipse battery risks
(SpaceEnergy) Researchers have developed new models to predict battery state-of-charge losses on NASA’s CYGNSS satellites during lunar-shadow eclipses as their
Toronto team cuts lunar stationkeeping propellant 12.5%
(SpaceEnergy) University of Toronto researchers have developed a lunar orbit-maintenance strategy that reduced modelled stationkeeping propellant requirements by 12.5% compared with conventional