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How ESA chose its materials for a space mission to the sun

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 2, 2016

http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/content/view/embedjw/477505 Space is a not a single environment, but many: so the manufacturing materials and processes used for each new…

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Air conditioning goes green with space engineering

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 6, 2016

Helioclim’s solar collector for their zero-emission air-conditioning system turns to follow the Sun The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced…

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Testing materials for space with high power 3D cameras

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 11, 2015

ESA’s Aramis 3D camera system can identify sub-millimetre material strain without touching the part A new video from the European…

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Space: Manufacturing for up in the stars gets lighter with every design

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 7, 2014

Sentinel-5 Precursor is scheduled for launch in 2016 to monitor the atmosphere from polar orbit. The satellite will carry the…

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