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As the satellite industry continues to grow, it is becoming even more critical to design and plan successful missions quickly. Explore how STK SOLIS and Digital Twin Prototypes can accelerate the spacecraft design process in this upcoming webinar, where you will have an opportunity to hear from Gabe Frank from Rocket Lab and Max Housner from Ansys. #DigitalEngineering #DigitalMissionEngineering

As the satellite industry continues to grow, it is becoming even more critical to design and plan successful missions quickly. Explore how STK SOLIS and Digital Twin Prototypes can accelerate the spacecraft design process in this upcoming webinar, where you will have an opportunity to hear from Gabe Frank from Rocket Lab and Max Housner from Ansys. #DigitalEngineering #DigitalMissionEngineering

As the satellite industry continues to grow, it is becoming even more critical to design and plan successful missions quickly. Explore how STK SOLIS and Digital Twin Prototypes can accelerate the spacecraft design process in this upcoming webinar, where you will have an opportunity to hear from Gabe Frank from ASI at Rocket Lab and Max Housner from Ansys. #DigitalEngineering #DigitalMissionEngineering

🥇🥇STK SOLIS and Digital Twin Prototypes can significantly accelerate the spacecraft design process by enabling rapid, iterative optimization of spacecraft systems. This approach allows for quick adjustments and simulations, ensuring efficient and effective mission planning.

Quantum Vacuum Propulsion ConceptDescription: A futuristic schematic showing a conceptual spacecraft powered by a quantum vacuum propulsion system. This could include elements like Casimir plates or other hypothetical devices that harness vacuum energy for thrust.

Webinar: Analyzing Spacecraft Thermal Performance with COMSOL Predicting thermal performance for spacecraft and satellites is critical for mission success. Attend this 30-minute modeling and simulation webinar on February 15 to learn about analyzing the solar, albedo, and Earth infrared radiative loads as the satellite orbits and maneuvers.

Webinar: Analyzing Spacecraft Thermal Performance with COMSOL Predicting thermal performance for spacecraft and satellites is critical for mission success. Attend this 30-minute modeling and simulation webinar on February 15 to learn about analyzing the solar, albedo, and Earth infrared radiative loads as the satellite orbits and maneuvers.

““If it’s something that they’re making a large, true mass production run of per year, they have great processes and well distributed knowledge as to how to make that valve or other component reliably over time,” Teufert said. “Whereas the weird little aerospace valve that they’re making 10 of per year for this niche market, that is [made by] some guy named Bob, who is in his early 60s, and has one foot in retirement. He’s making these every couple of years and then Bob leaves, and all that tribal knowledge goes out the door because there was no one to come up under Bob. I’ve seen that on a ton of components.”” Great article that manages not only to capture the challenges with valves, but the manufacturing realities faced with what is still a bespoke industry. At this point, there seem to have been a multitude of failures on New Space missions, many NASA funded, that failed due to feed system issues. Move fast and break things, but don’t forget to clean your feed system.

🚀 Excited to share that I’ve earned a badge in Heat Transfer through NASA’s L'SPACE program! 🌡️✨ The principles of heat transfer are critical in aerospace engineering, especially when designing spacecraft that must endure extreme temperatures. This experience has allowed me to deepen my understanding of conduction, convection, and radiation—concepts that play a key role in keeping spacecraft and their components operational in the harsh environment of space. 🌍💡 What did I learn? -How thermal management systems protect spacecraft during operations -The importance of heat shields and insulation in preventing catastrophic failures. -How to apply theoretical concepts into practical, real-world challenges. Looking forward to applying this knowledge as I continue my journey toward designing and developing future space missions! 🚀🔧 #NASALSPACE #AerospaceEngineering #SpaceSystems #ThermalControl #HeatTransfer

Propulsion systems in spacecraft vary from chemical rockets to advanced ion thrusters, shaping the future of cosmic exploration.