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Spark of Innovation: A Brief History of Electric Propulsion

When we think of rocketry, we commonly think of the impressive images and videos of spacecrafts being launched utilizing huge earth-shaking rockets, propelled through the skies by a scorching trail of exhaust and flames. These are our traditional thermochemical rocket thrusters, and since the advent of rocketry, they have been our most reliable way to get things out of our planet.

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Mars Sample Return Campaign: Owner’s Manual

On Friday 15th of December, PoliSpace held a great event. We had the chance to connect with Dr Giuseppe Cataldo, who spoke about the Mars Sample Return Campaign. After the conference we could reach him and ask some more questions to know more about him and his life. You will know everything about the interview in our next article, but know let’s step back and see what MSR Campaign is.

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Revolv Space: A Cool Collaboration for PoliSpace in These Hot Days

Summer has begun, and whether you are working, studying, or planning vacations, you are also struggling with the heat. Everyone has their way of surviving these hot days on Earth, but how do you manage heat dissipation in space? Five PoliSpace Space-Tech division members asked themselves the same question while designing a heat dissipation system for SARA, a satellite component by Revolv Space.

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