Over 2500 active satellites are in orbit as of October 2020, with an increase of~ 1000
smallsats in the past two years. Since 2012, over 1700 smallsats have been launched into …

Solar sail technology has been proposed and developed for space explorations with
advantages of low launch cost, no-propellant consumption, and continuous thrust, which has …

The transition from old space to new space along with increasing commercialization has a
major impact on space flight, in general, and on electric propulsion (EP) by ion thrusters, in …

Although overall water splitting with particulate photocatalysts is considered as an ideal
means towards solar-to-hydrogen conversion, practical application of the promising …

The operation of satellites in very low Earth orbit (VLEO) has been linked to a variety of
benefits to both the spacecraft platform and mission design. Critically, for Earth observation …

Multimode propulsion is the integration of two or more propulsive modes with shared
propellant into a single spacecraft propulsion system. Multimode propulsion is emerging as …

This study reports the design, fabrication, and characterization of novel, low-cost, additively
manufactured, miniaturized, multiplexed electrospray sources with zinc oxide nanowire …

The importance of earth observation (EO) from space is felt today more than ever in many
different fields of human activity. Governments, international organizations, military bodies …

Space exploration is of paramount importance to advancing fundamental science and the
global economy. However, today's space missions are limited by existing propulsion …

The emergence of CubeSats/SmallSats began a miniaturization revolution in the satellite
domain nearly 20 years ago. Only a few people could have predicted their capabilities at the …