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 …

Abstract Space debris is growing dramatically with the rapid pace of human exploration of
space, which seriously threatens the safety of artificial spacecraft in orbit. Therefore, the …

This is the second of two companion papers that describe the development of the
RemoveDEBRIS space mission. This second article describes the in-orbit operations that …

When the first edition of NASA's Small Spacecraft Technology State-of-the-art report was
published in 2013, 247 CubeSats and 105 other non-CubeSat small spacecraft under 50 …

This is the first of two companion papers that describe the development of the
RemoveDEBRIS; mission. This first article focusses on the mission design and hardware …

The RemoveDEBRIS mission has been the first mission to successfully demonstrate, in-
orbit, a series of technologies that can be used for the active removal of space debris. The …

With the launch of Sputnik in 1957 and the subsequent beginning of the space age, the
progression of Space Technologies has, on the one hand, led to the development of …

The increasing number of man-made objects in near-earth space is becoming a serious
problem for future space missions around the Earth. Among the proposed strategies to face …

This paper presents two technology experiments–the plasma brake for deorbiting and the
electric solar wind sail for interplanetary propulsion–on board the ESTCube-2 and …

The bistable deployable composite boom (Bi-DCB) has garnered considerable interest in
the space industry due to its lightweight design, ease of manufacturing, simple structure, and …