Done

Launchpad

Power management for in-orbit AI processing

A radiation-tolerant, high current density DC–DC converter module powers an AI-enabled transponder in space systems. Spacechips is using a radiation-tolerant DC–DC converter from Vicor for the most power-dense, reliable transponder for in-orbit...

Launchpad

Autonomous space launch system

Researchers in China are building an intelligent space transportation system for autonomous reusable launch vehicles that can be relaunched in as little as an hour. The AI-enabled system includes smart test launches, high-reliability...

New Products

Power controller for space

Infineon Technologies has developed industry’s first radiation-hardened (rad-hard) buck controller with an integrated gate drive for space systems. The RIC70847 is designed for point-of-load power rails in commercial space systems...

Insight

Uncrewed space vehicles

Uncrewed systems have long paved the way for humanity’s understanding of our Solar System and our universe, from Sputnik’s launch in 1957 to the Voyager probes now exploring interstellar space beyond the Sun’s heliosphere...

Launchpad

Extending the life of the Mars rover

NASA has updated the capabilities of the Curiosity rover on Mars to extend the mission life. Thirteen years since Curiosity landed, the six-wheeled robot has been given more autonomy and the ability to multitask. There have also been improvements...

Launchpad

3D printing isn’t lost in space in zero gravity

Researchers in Scotland have developed a 3D printer that can operate in zero gravity in orbit. Instead of the filaments used in 3D printers on Earth, the printer uses a granular material, designed to work effectively in microgravity and the vacuum of space....

Launchpad

Powered descent guidance algos for reusable rockets

Blue Origin and Space X have shown how rocket launchers can return autonomously to Earth, and now researchers in China have published algorithms for powered descent guidance (PDG) for reusable rockets to accomplish high-precision landing...

Launchpad

Organic photovoltaic solar cell works in space

Researchers in the US have developed a flexible, organic, photovoltaic (OPV) solar cell that functions well in space. Space missions often decide on gallium arsenide for its high efficiency and resistance to damage from protons, but it is expensive...

Launchpad

NASA report on Ingenuity rotorcraft’s failure on Mars

US space agency NASA has published its accident report into the failure of its Ingenuity rotorcraft on Mars, showing early designs for its successor. Ingenuity lasted 72 missions on Mars and flew 30 times further than intended Engineers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and AeroVironment...

Insight

Space vehicles

While many of the world’s newsrooms and social media platforms discuss plans for human colonies on the Moon and Mars, it must be remembered that an immense...