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Space DOTS Interview: A startup building modular devices for companies to test materials in space

Posted in Interviews, Science on 26th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller

Bianca Cefalo is the co-founder and CEO of Space DOTS, a startup building modular devices for companies to test materials in space.

Rolls-Royce To Build Nuclear Reactor For Future Moon Base By 2029

Posted in Hardware, Science on 20th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller

The goal now is to build an actual reactor that could one day provide a Moon base with the power needed for communications, life-support, and science experiments, among other applications.

College Students Built A Satellite Powered By AA Batteries

Posted in Science on 20th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller

Since tracking began in late May 2022, the students' satellite has already lowered down to 470 kilometers-well below its fellow rocketmates aboard the Falcon 9, which remain around 500 kilometers high.

Blue Origin Says It Can Make Solar Panels Out Of Moon Dust

Posted in Science on 25th Feb, 2023
by Alex Muller

Blue Origin, the space technology company founded by Jeff Bezos, says it's closer to solving this problem after demonstrating that it can make solar cells out of simulated moon dust.

Interview with Dr Thomas Clayson, chief technology officer of Magdrive, a UK space tech startup developing next-generation spacecraft propulsion.

Posted in Business, Hardware, Interviews, Science on 31st Jan, 2023
by Alex Muller

Their system has over ten times the thrust of similar size electric propulsion systems, with applications including satellite servicing and deep space transport.