Alas, the miracle could not last. The solar storms were heating Earth's upper atmosphere, causing it to inflate and increase ...

A Hall thruster is a high-efficiency propulsion device using plasma that is used for various difficult space missions, such as SpaceX's constellation satellites, Starlink and NASA's asteroid probe, ...

A research team from KAIST Nuclear and Quantum Engineering presents an AI assesser for Hall-effect ion thrusters, the engines of satellites and space probes.

Eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels are venturing beyond Earth—and into space.

propulsion. He is currently working on a range of open-source plasma thrusters for PocketQube satellites, a format that’s an eighth the size of the popular CubeSat format. His solid-fuel ...

Shoe box-sized CubeSats are becoming increasingly important in space exploration and collecting scientific data.

Each 3U CubeSat will be equipped with a low-rate UHF radio, a high-rate X-Band data downlink, and a scalable cold-gas propulsion system to demonstrate the key technologies of on-board autonomy, ...

are high-efficiency electric propulsion devices using plasma technology*. The KAIST research team announced that the AI-designed Hall thruster developed for CubeSats will be installed on the ...

Hall thrusters are high-efficiency propulsion devices that use plasma, allowing for significant acceleration of satellites or spacecraft while consuming little fuel. They are widely used for various ...

The team uses data both from FORESAIL CubeSat missions and international missions ... Research manager Pekka Janhunen, Propulsion Team leader The propulsion team at the Finnish Meteorological ...

A Hall thruster is a high-efficiency propulsion device using plasma that ... be verifying the performance of the Hall thruster for CubeSats developed using artificial intelligence techniques ...