WASHINGTON — Orbit Fab and Thales Alenia Space will work on a project backed by the U.K. Space Agency to study whether satellites using electric propulsion systems can be refueled in orbit, part of a broader push in Europe toward satellite servicing and reusable...
Outgassing is the release of volatile substances from a cured adhesive over time. These released materials, which may include residual solvents, unreacted monomers, or other chemical species, can deposit on nearby surfaces, causing contamination that interferes with...
Reaching the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, would take hundreds of thousands of years using current rocket propulsion technology. Researchers in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University have demonstrated a new...
La Chine a déployé le 15 mai 2026 un robot capable de construire des structures lunaires dans le cadre de la mission Chang’e-8, marquant une étape clé vers l’établissement d’une base permanente sur la Lune. Ce prototype, conçu pour simuler les conditions extrêmes du...
Mis en œuvre par le 54e Régiment d’Artillerie [RA], l’unité de référence de l’armée de Terre dans le domaine de la défense antiaérienne, le système MARTHA [Maillage des Radars Tactiques pour la lutte contre les Hélicoptères et les Aéronefs à voilure fixe] repose en...
On a January morning in 2026, a GPS jammer powered up near Shiraz, Iran. It was not the first, and it would not be the last. The Strait of Hormuz corridor has become one of the most persistently jammed airspaces on Earth. But this time, two satellites were watching...
