23 03 2026 | Actualité Spatial, Innovation et technologique
Phase-change materials (PCMs) are capable of storing or releasing a substantial amount of thermal energy within a small volume through the latent heat of fusion during phase transitions of melting and solidification, i.e., from solid to liquid or vice versa, in a near...
23 03 2026 | Actualité Spatial, Innovation et technologique
Récemment, un ressort en titane imprimé en 3D s’est déployé à bord d’un petit vaisseau commercial, le Mercury One. Mais quelle est cette curiosité du Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) de la NASA ? Quelle est son utilité ? Pourquoi un tel projet ? Pour l’agence spatiale...
23 03 2026 | Actualité Spatial
Spaceborne power systems must operate reliably for decades with minimal maintenance. Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are intrinsically suited to long-lived missions, but their output remains constrained by available thermal gradients and the limitations of bulk...
16 03 2026 | Actualité Spatial
This paper presents a test setup for evaluating Internet of Things (IoT) nodes used in pre-launch satellite qualification, with a focus on a temperature aware power manager (PM). The PM dynamically routes energy between a battery and a supercapacitor, entering a...
16 03 2026 | Actualité Spatial, Innovation et technologique
Le 3 février dernier, alors que le satellite Mercury One survolait la Terre, un petit boîtier a libéré un ressort en titane d’un mouvement simple mais disruptif. Il s’agissait du JPL Additive Compliant Canister (JACC), une démonstration technologique du Jet Propulsion...
16 03 2026 | Actualité Spatial
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communication systems have evolved into a critical component of global broadband networks, enabling wide-area connectivity, IoT services, and intelligent multilayer satellite–terrestrial integration. Despite rapid advancements in...
