In a development that could help slow the proliferation of space junk, the orbit of a communications satellite has for the first time been altered using solid iodine as a propellant. The Beihangkonshi ...
French startup demonstrates iodine propulsion in potential boost for space debris mitigation efforts
ThrustMe's NPT30-I2-1U propulsion system installed on the Spacety Beihanghongshi-1 CubeSat. Credit: Spacety HELSINKI — French startup ThrustMe has performed the first on-orbit tests of an innovative ...
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Most people are probably familiar with iodine through its role as a disinfectant. But if you stayed awake through high school chemistry, then you may have seen a demonstration where powdered iodine ...
A satellite has been successfully powered by iodine for the first time. Iodine performed better than the traditional propellant of choice, xenon – highlighting iodine’s potential utility for future ...
Mirry Criel, an undergraduate at the University Institute of Technology in Montpellier, made these iodine crystals for her inorganic chemistry course. The apparatus she used (held upside-down in this ...
Scientists unveil a solid electrolyte that moves lithium as fast as liquids, promising safer, fast-charging batteries.
The number of small satellites placed in Earth’s orbit has been steadily increasing over the past decade—up from 39 launches in 2011 to 1,202 in 2020—and the pace continues to accelerate. In the ...
ThrustMe’s Dmytro Rafalskyi, left, with a NPT30 thruster and ThrustMe CEO Ane Aanesland, right, with one of the I2T5 cold gas thrusters it sent to orbit Nov. 2 onboard a cubesat built by Spacety of ...
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