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Origami-inspired satellite radiator folds when the heat is on. The folding radiator could replace existing flat, heavy satellite radiators. Brigham Young University. View 2 Images 1 / 2.
Satellite radiators are typically huge and heavy -- not at all ideal for tiny spacefarers like CubeSats. To address small satellites' need, NASA Goddard technologist Vivek Dwivedi has teamed up ...
A backup radiator circuit on the Nauka module of the Russian-controlled portion of the ISS has sprung a leak. The crew is not in any danger, according to Roscosmos.
Kepler Communications (“Kepler”), a Canadian satellite telecommunications provider, and Magellan Aerospace Corporation (“Magellan”) have signed a Letter of Intention to fly an innovative ...
March 13, 2006 Microscopic radiator flying on 'skin' of a NASA spacecraft to launch March 14 ...
Kononenko, making his sixth spacewalk, and Chub, making his first, began the excursion at 1:49 p.m. EDT when they opened the side hatch of the Poisk airlock compartment to the vacuum of space.
The satellite, previously known as GOES-S, launched on an Atlas 5 March 1. The cooling system is needed to keep ABI’s detectors at an operating temperature of 60 kelvin.
Russian module on International Space Station springs coolant leak 00:18. A secondary radiator on a Russian space station module sprang a leak Monday, the third time in the past year a Russian ...