Published inSpace Travel BlogWhy do we use Blender’s photorealism for ESA’s Comet Interceptor mission?Blender is a versatile 3D-modelling tool that can be used to produce Oscar-winning movies and support space science missions2d ago2d ago
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Published inSpace Travel BlogLunar escape manoeuvre with electric solar wind sail nanospacecraftThe electric solar wind sail can be used to perform a lunar escape manoeuvre with a nanospacecraftJul 31, 2024Jul 31, 2024
Published inSpace Travel BlogESTCube Lunar Nanospacecraft systems: placement and original motivationESTCube-LuNa is an unusual 8-unit cubesat with the placement of systems serving the primary E-sail experiment & communication and…Jun 27, 2024A response icon1Jun 27, 2024A response icon1
Published inSpace Travel BlogESTCube-LuNa early concept of operationsESTCube-LuNa includes several redundant solutions for navigation, attitude determination and control, as well as for communicationsMay 22, 2024May 22, 2024
Published inSpace Travel BlogESTCube-LuNa: Thesis topics 2024We offer thesis topics on E-sail, Communications, Navigation, Attitude and System Engineering in all study levelsApr 2, 2024Apr 2, 2024
Published inSpace Travel BlogESTCube-LuNa: ESTCube Lunar Nanospacecraft attitude and navigationESTCube-LuNa operations in the Moon’s orbit require several novel developments in navigation, attitude determination, and spacecraft…Mar 27, 2024Mar 27, 2024
Published inSpace Travel BlogESTCube-LuNa E-sail experimentsESTCube Lunar Nanospacecraft electric solar wind sail experiment designsFeb 28, 2024Feb 28, 2024
Published inSpace Travel BlogESTCube-LuNa mission videoElectric Sail Test Cube — Lunar Nanospacecraft mission videoFeb 21, 2024Feb 21, 2024
Published inSpace Travel BlogElectric Sail Test Cube lunar nanospacecraft: first solar-wind propulsion experiment mission designThe ESTCube lunar nanospacecraft will perform the first electric solar wind sail experiment — demonstration of a new propulsion systemMay 31, 2023May 31, 2023