Bepi Colombo Spacecraft reaches Mercury in its journey towards Venus

The BepiColombo Space Craft was launched jointly by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and European Space Agency to planet Mercury. The space craft has now crossed Venus on its way to Mercury. Highlights The mission BepiColombo consists of two satellites launched together. They are Mercury Planetary Orbiter and Mercury Magentospheric Orbiter. The two satellites will separate ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Ariane 5 • Bepi Colombo • European Space Agency • Interplanetary spaceflight • Japan Space Agency • Mercury • Solar System • Venus

Air-Breathing Electric Thruster (ABET)

The European Space Agency (ESA) is building Air-Breathing Electric Thruster (ABET) that can possibly extend the working life of satellites by years and even help with interplanetary travel using just the air around it as a propellant. This Air-Breathing Electric Thruster (ABET) does not operate in complete vacuum, but works in low Earth orbit (LEO) ..

Topics: Atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion • Interplanetary spaceflight • Ion thruster • Spacecraft propulsion • Thruster