A checkpoint in the PoliSpace journey!
Founded in Sept. 2020, the Polispace association has been working with the aim to share the passion for space with students and spread it around thanks to the commitment of its executive members, a group of students from different backgrounds who have a passion for aerospace and space. This year, Polispace celebrated its first year […]
Five reasons why Space Architecture is the future
1- The Earth will become uninhabitable “New altitude data triples estimates of global vulnerability to rising sea levels and coastal floods” 1. This is confirmed by Climate Central in a study published in the journal Nature Communications, which claims that by 2050 sea levels will rise and flood most continents, especially Asian ones, endangering the […]
Mars exploration: two upcoming webinars from JPL!
Dear Space lovers, in May’s edition of our Newsletters, we posted an article regarding the first-time-ever creation of water on the surface of Mars. We try our best to emphasize the importance of Mars in the domain of space exploration and space missions. But why Mars? The answer is pretty simple: Mars is a valuable […]
An all-civilian space mission: Inspiration4!
A new era for space exploration and research has begun: humans are now starting to embrace a whole new set of thoughts towards the universe and are becoming more and more involved in space-related topics, as they are now a fundamental part of everyday life. Hope, prosperity, curiosity, determination, passion, ambition: these are the principles […]
PoliSpace Turnover Ceremony
Event Details: On Friday 8/10/2021 there will be the PoliSpace Turnover Ceremony! During the evening you will see the medal handover from the outgoing to the incoming Head Department. Moreover, you will assist to the presentation of the incoming President, Treasurer and Secretary of Polispace for the new academic year. After that, we will have fun together for […]
Soon, we may have another member, Planet 9, joining our solar club!
As we all know – in August 2006, the back-then so-called planet “Pluto” was downgraded to being just a ‘dwarf planet’ and it was no longer considered to be a planet as it did not meet the three criteria that the International Astronomical Union (IAU) uses to define a full-sized planet. The three criteria are […]
Rafting with PoliSpace!
Event Details: After an adrenaline-filled GoKart race, PoliSpace offers you a new initiative in the name of speed! Take part and live a magical experience of Rafting on the waters of the Adda river in Valtellina! We will depart in the morning from Bovisa Politecnico train station’s parking lot (campus Bovisa) and travel by private […]
#CubeSat Project – Orbastro Package
PoliSpace received a package from OrbAstro! It contains a flat-sat all-in-one platform for design, development, testing, validation and operations of payloads. This platform will allow us to develop our CubeSat based on it, and to carry out end-to-end testing of our CubeSat as well. It has been developed by OrbAstro in collaboration with ESA and […]
Producing water on the Moon: the latest news and the role of Politecnico di Milano
Living and working in deep space for months (or even years!) during long-term space missions means that crew members have less immediate access to the life-sustaining elements readily available on Earth. Since the beginning of space exploration, we were able to send cargo and supplies to give support during each mission; however, the farther humans […]
Space Debris: Right Time to Control and Mitigate
The effect and the tension caused by the space debris were quite well explained in the previous article. (If you missed the article, read it here) The latest event regarding the Long March-5b, which was used to launch the first module of China’s new space station, is one example of space debris issues occurring these […]