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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...

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Mini gyro will explore Phobos moon

Two of the CRM200 gyros will be used by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for use in the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)...

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Thruster lifespan tester

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a technique that will help determine the lifetime of electric propulsion systems for autonomous space vehicles. The team used data from low-pressure chamber experiments and large-scale computations to develop a model...

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Space vehicles

The next few years will see a dramatic move forward for autonomous space systems. Several key projects...

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Uncrewed space vehicles

For many years, space companies have been developing novel uncrewed vehicle concepts for exploring and researching...