This talk will give an overview of the activities on space sustainability currently undergoing in the Aerospace Centre of Excellence (ACE) at the University of Strathclyde. It will start by presenting what we consider a sustainability paradox. The sustainability paradox comes from the tension between the need for a sustainable […]
For this second seminar, prof. Koizumi will introduce mono-propellant thrusters, bi-propellant thrusters, and a chemical propulsion system. The talk will also include the nozzle theory, which is the acceleration principle of the chemical thrusters and their performance index. Prof. Koizumi has been our guest at eSpace since July 2021. […]
In the third part of the series, prof. Koizumi will categorize electric propulsion by its acceleration method and briefly introduce the various types of electric propulsion thrusters. Here focusing on the gridded ion thruster and Hall-effect thruster, the most common in the current electric propulsion system. Prof. Koizumi has […]
For this last seminar of the SPS series, prof. Koizumi will explain the meaning of the miniaturized propulsion system dedicated to small satellites (1 – 200 kg size). Its operating principle is the same as the propulsion as mentioned above, but the miniaturization generates a lot of limitations and […]
GET YOUR TICKET As humans we wonder: what is out there? As engineers we also ask ourselves: how can we explore it? And as the future of the industry: how are we able to make space flight more sustainable, such that we are not limited in the future by for […]
REGISTER HERE This Space Café WebTalk will feature Emmanuelle David, the executive manager of eSpace - EPFL Space Center and Dr Minoo Rathnasabapathy, research engineer at the Space Enabled Research Group at MIT's Media Lab, in conversation with Torsten Kriening, publisher of SpaceWatch.Global. Rewarding safe and sustainable behaviour in space […]
The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity, strengthening universal peace in partnership for 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They comprise almost every important aspect of modern civilization, including sustainability goals for life on Earth, life below water and climate Action. […]
The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) is since 2021 a new international organisation dedicated to radio-astronomy. Since 2015, the Swiss Community lead by EPFL has been following the project and on Jan 2022, Switzerland has become the 8th full member of this organisation. SKAO headquarters are located in Jodrell Bank […]
Take an incredible journey through the past, present, and future of human spaceflight and space exploration, as we tell the continuing story of humankind's greatest adventure. From Project Gemini to the Apollo program, to present day NASA and global space agencies commitment to landing humans including the first woman, and […]
