no code implementations • 20 Jul 2023 • Alexander N. Alvara, Lydia Lee, Emmanuel Sin, Nathan Lambert, Andrew J. Westphal, Kristofer S. J. Pister
Leveraging advancements in micro-scale technology, we propose a fleet of autonomous, low-cost, small solar sails for interplanetary exploration.
no code implementations • 15 Mar 2021 • Logan Jaeger, Anna L. Butterworth, Zack Gainsforth, Robert Lettieri, Augusto Ardizzone, Michael Capraro, Mark Burchell, Penny Wozniakiewicz, Ryan C. Ogliore, Bradley T. De Gregorio, Rhonda M. Stroud, Andrew J. Westphal
NASA's Stardust mission utilized a sample collector composed of aerogel and aluminum foil to return cometary and interstellar particles to Earth.