21 December 2020
Innovative design could see CubeSats "steam-powered"
.... Dubbed the ThermaSat steam engine, the propulsion system uses water that is flashed into superheated steam in the instant before... and delivers enough total impulse (1,800 Ns with 1 kilogram of water) to maintain a CubeSat in a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) ...
March 2016
Resource Prospector – a Lunar Pathfinder
... path-finding approaches of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), which confirmed the presence of water-ice on the Moon and established a new lightweight approach to project and mission execution that was considerably...
July 2017
Hunting for neutrinos in the ice of Antarctica
...When you think of neutrino experiments, huge tanks filled with water or other liquids spring to mind, which are not ... having an ocean underneath, as the interface between ice and water acts as a mirror for radio emission. This configuration allows ...
January 2018
Maximising the economic opportunities of deep space
... companies, focusing in the near term on identifying sources of water that could be made into fuel in-space. This pivot could... are likely to focus on prospecting and mining of water, and in-space manufacturing should allow for rudimentary parts ...
May 2018
Satellite data helps combat illegal shark fishing
...to help governments and NGOs understand what is happening in their waters and oceanic areas of interest. As the Galapagos is a ...Did they fish on the high seas or in another country’s waters? Were they licenced to do so? Did they engage in any ...
May 2020
Developing a commercial market for small sample return
...moves an ecological burden off our planet, while water and other carbon-containing volatiles harbour the raw materials...University. He previously led the design of the Hydros water-based thruster system at Tethers Unlimited and propulsion integration ...
