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Space based laser wireless powering system experimental demonstration. Powering rovers by High Intensity Laser Induction on Planets (PHILIP) follow-on
With this abstract we propose the experimental investigation of the laser wireless power continuous transfer modality from a space solar powered lander to an exploration rover via a scaled Functional Breadboard; this laser-based technique replaces the nuclear powering systems and extends the exploration capabilities –w...
With this abstract we propose the experimental investigation of the laser wireless power continuous transfer modality from a space solar powered lander to an exploration rover via a scaled Functional Breadboard; [Solution] this laser-based technique replaces the nuclear powering systems and extends the exploration capa...
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ID4KM: Info and Data enabler for KM as a pilot at ESA
Over more than 50 years of operations, ESA has generated technical, scientific and managerial knowledge that has allowed the European space industry to grow.  Most of the project and individual solutions at ESA generate large amounts of qualitative data, which can be difficult to process and transformed directly into K...
Over more than 50 years of operations, ESA has generated technical, scientific and managerial knowledge that has allowed the European space industry to grow. [Context] Most of the project and individual solutions at ESA generate large amounts of qualitative data, which can be difficult to process and transformed direct...
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Bridging the test automation gap (or the "hello world" in test automation)
While test automation is now routinely used in the validation of many infrastructure ground segment applications, it has not reached its full potential yet and is not used in mission specific developments. Indeed, automating a test requires a large amount of effort that only pays back when the test is executed at regul...
While test automation is now routinely used in the validation of many infrastructure ground segment applications, it has not reached its full potential yet and is not used in mission specific developments. [Challenge] Indeed, automating a test requires a large amount of effort that only pays back when the test is execu...
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Kininich Ahau SPACE program
The concept of space-based solar power uses the wireless transmission of solar energy collected in space by solar power satellites, for use on Earth, on the Moon, or on other planets. Solar power satellites can benefit from higher solar illumination, unfiltered by atmospheres, or even permanent sunlight in some orbits....
The concept of space-based solar power uses the wireless transmission of solar energy collected in space by solar power satellites, for use on Earth, on the Moon, or on other planets. [Solution] Solar power satellites can benefit from higher solar illumination, unfiltered by atmospheres, or even permanent sunlight in s...
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An open data set for AI Training of surface features
Identifying suitable landing sites requires the identification of hazards to avoid them. This needs to be done prior to actually sending the mission to the landing site to assess the risk of successful landing and/or directly during the landing for last minute hazard avoidance manoeuvre. In this project an open data se...
Identifying suitable landing sites requires the identification of hazards to avoid them. [Challenge] This needs to be done prior to actually sending the mission to the landing site to assess the risk of successful landing and/or directly during the landing for last minute hazard avoidance manoeuvre. [Challenge] In this...
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Web interface for Flight Dynamics Systems
GENEOS (GEneral Navigation for Earth Orbiting Satellites) is currently being developed based on the new Flight Dynamics infrastructure (GODOT) and it will replace and harmonize all Flight Dynamics systems for Earth Observation satellites. The current trend to have more and more reduced budgets and to reuse satellite pl...
GENEOS (GEneral Navigation for Earth Orbiting Satellites) is currently being developed based on the new Flight Dynamics infrastructure (GODOT) and it will replace and harmonize all Flight Dynamics systems for Earth Observation satellites. [Context] The current trend to have more and more reduced budgets and to reuse sa...
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NMF 2 - embedded friendly satellite experimentation framework
In order to let OPS-SAT facilitate experiments implementation by any person, not necessarily familiar with OBSW development, ESA has developed a framework which greatly speeds up production of an on-board applications and exposes a common standard-compliant interface to the ground - http://nanosat-mo-framework.readthed...
In order to let OPS-SAT facilitate experiments implementation by any person, not necessarily familiar with OBSW development, ESA has developed a framework which greatly speeds up production of an on-board applications and exposes a common standard-compliant interface to the ground - http://nanosat-mo-framework.readthed...
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Verification/diagnosis tool for SCOS based on the analysis of events using temporal logic
A Mission Control System generates a lot of events during its execution that later could be used for manual verification of behaviour or problem investigations. However, the amount of events generated is so big that investigating a problem is sometimes not obvious and/or time consuming. Overlooking information is also ...
A Mission Control System generates a lot of events during its execution that later could be used for manual verification of behaviour or problem investigations. [Context] However, the amount of events generated is so big that investigating a problem is sometimes not obvious and/or time consuming. [Challenge] Overlookin...
[ "A Mission Control System generates a lot of events during its execution that later could be used for manual verification of behaviour or problem investigations.", "However, the amount of events generated is so big that investigating a problem is sometimes not obvious and/or time consuming.", "Overlooking infor...
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Upgrade of No-Break Power energy storage to Lithium!
Currently ESOC and the ESTRACK Ground Station power plants are storing  the energy for the No-break in rooms full of Lead acid batteries. The lead–acid battery was invented in mid 19th Century and is the earliest type of rechargeable battery. It has a very low energy-to-weight ratio and a low energy-to-volume ratio. Ne...
Currently ESOC and the ESTRACK Ground Station power plants are storing the energy for the No-break in rooms full of Lead acid batteries. [Context] The lead–acid battery was invented in mid 19th Century and is the earliest type of rechargeable battery. [Analysis] It has a very low energy-to-weight ratio and a low energy...
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ESA Debris Avoidance Dashboard
A Debris Avoidance Dashboard using a traffic light or similar graphical paradigm to highlight the current CAM status of all ESA missions. Display of collision status will be tied (both automated and with simple manual updates) to the OPS workflow between SOM, FCT, FDyn, Mission Manager and SDO, so that the displayed st...
A Debris Avoidance Dashboard using a traffic light or similar graphical paradigm to highlight the current CAM status of all ESA missions. [Solution] Display of collision status will be tied (both automated and with simple manual updates) to the OPS workflow between SOM, FCT, FDyn, Mission Manager and SDO, so that the d...
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Space Solar Power via a NanoSat Constellation in LEO
There is a fundamental issue with energy on Earth: the amount of renewable energy on the planet is insufficient to provide the quality of life enjoyed in developed nations to the rest of the world. Nuclear power has been shown to be unreliable in a few notable cases, and the resultant distrust has made it a non-viable ...
There is a fundamental issue with energy on Earth: the amount of renewable energy on the planet is insufficient to provide the quality of life enjoyed in developed nations to the rest of the world. [Challenge] Nuclear power has been shown to be unreliable in a few notable cases, and the resultant distrust has made it a...
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Ovoid-based Solar Power Satellite Unit
Extensible Solar Arrays based on thin-film photovoltaic cells have been thoroughly developed for Space applications by i.e. DLR and others, reaching power densities of 273W/Kg and volume efficiencies of 110kW/m3 (Ref.1-2). If below 100kW power the size and geometry of a SPS can reach high efficiency in terms of compact...
Extensible Solar Arrays based on thin-film photovoltaic cells have been thoroughly developed for Space applications by i.e. DLR and others, reaching power densities of 273W/Kg and volume efficiencies of 110kW/m3 (Ref.1-2). [Context] If below 100kW power the size and geometry of a SPS can reach high efficiency in terms ...
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Technology Demonstration of a Solar Power Generator Subsystem for a Space Based Solar Power Plant
The SPS-ALPHA concept invented by John Mankins is among the most promising concepts to realize Space Based Solar Power. The aim of this project is to create a functional technology demonstration prototype for a solar power generation (SPG) subsystem based on the SPS-ALPHA concept. This demonstration will advance the Te...
The SPS-ALPHA concept invented by John Mankins is among the most promising concepts to realize Space Based Solar Power. [Context] The aim of this project is to create a functional technology demonstration prototype for a solar power generation (SPG) subsystem based on the SPS-ALPHA concept. [Solution] This demonstratio...
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Question Answering interface for space environment analytics
ESA maintains a Database and Information System Characterising Objects in Space (DISCOS) that underlies the Agency’s and 3rd party’s processes from dealing with avoiding orbital collisions to trend analyses on the environment. Over 50 000 entries related to artificial objects in orbit or re-entering are linked with the...
ESA maintains a Database and Information System Characterising Objects in Space (DISCOS) that underlies the Agency’s and 3rd party’s processes from dealing with avoiding orbital collisions to trend analyses on the environment. [Context] Over 50 000 entries related to artificial objects in orbit or re-entering are linke...
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AI optimised tracking and classifying of fragments in re-entry break-up videos
Re-entry in Earth’s atmosphere by large artificial objects takes place on average every two weeks, but witnessing an event is a relatively rare occasion. When people are around, many are wielding a smart phone to capture it. Given the rareness of events and the quality of the cameras filming them, this is an opportunit...
Re-entry in Earth’s atmosphere by large artificial objects takes place on average every two weeks, but witnessing an event is a relatively rare occasion. [Context] When people are around, many are wielding a smart phone to capture it. [Context] Given the rareness of events and the quality of the cameras filming them, t...
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Interactive reporting on the status of the space environment
Every year ESA releases a report on the status of the Space Environment (https://www.esa.int/Safety_Security/Space_Debris/The_current_state_of_space_debris) based on the data in ESA DISCOS database. The report contains statistics on the use of space (e.g. how many satellites are operational) and on the issue of space d...
Every year ESA releases a report on the status of the Space Environment (https://www.esa.int/Safety_Security/Space_Debris/The_current_state_of_space_debris) based on the data in ESA DISCOS database. [Context] The report contains statistics on the use of space (e.g. how many satellites are operational) and on the issue ...
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Add small antennas for Cubesat support in our ESTRACK Ground Stations
In 2007 the ESA Education triggered the creation of a Global Education Network for Satellite Operations  (GENSO) (https://www.esa.int/Education/How_GENSO_works). The concept was proved but the project did not further continue after 2010. In 2014 the idea was reactivated by a group of students and ham radio amateurs als...
In 2007 the ESA Education triggered the creation of a Global Education Network for Satellite Operations  (GENSO) (https://www.esa.int/Education/How_GENSO_works). [Context] The concept was proved but the project did not further continue after 2010. [Analysis] In 2014 the idea was reactivated by a group of students and h...
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Proof-Of-Concept System for Anomaly Detection on Logs
At ESA there existing several systems that are producing log entries and are important sources to identify problems. To help to identify the anomalous one, machine learning techniques can be applied. We had at ESOC already studies demonstrating that anomaly detection on log files is applicable [1][2]. But the data situ...
At ESA there existing several systems that are producing log entries and are important sources to identify problems. [Context] To help to identify the anomalous one, machine learning techniques can be applied. [Solution] We had at ESOC already studies demonstrating that anomaly detection on log files is applicable [1][...
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Business Plan for ESA Flight Dynamics Services to new Customers
The space market is evolving fast. New players appear and start utilising space for their business. Today spacecraft can be built at relatively low cost from of-the-shelf components. Even small satellites can be equipped with propulsion systems and thus allow for completely new applications if compared with the educati...
The space market is evolving fast. [Context] New players appear and start utilising space for their business. [Context] Today spacecraft can be built at relatively low cost from of-the-shelf components. [Context] Even small satellites can be equipped with propulsion systems and thus allow for completely new application...
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Switching the lights off?
Over decades ESA has engineered its Mission Control Systems to guarantee the highest performance, availability, security and safety to spacecrafts, minimising operational risk and maximising scientific return. All these fundamental requirements have been brilliantly mastered and are today seamlessly incorporated in our...
Over decades ESA has engineered its Mission Control Systems to guarantee the highest performance, availability, security and safety to spacecrafts, minimising operational risk and maximising scientific return. [Context] All these fundamental requirements have been brilliantly mastered and are today seamlessly incorpora...
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Hackers wanted! (To break into our own systems)
Most Space Safety (S2P) data systems utilise novel technologies, concepts and tools like GitLab, Containerisation, Web GUIs, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, etc. The S2P Data Systems team is applying and further investigating their use. Some of the related systems are already being run operationally. Industry guidelines and b...
Most Space Safety (S2P) data systems utilise novel technologies, concepts and tools like GitLab, Containerisation, Web GUIs, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, etc. [Context] The S2P Data Systems team is applying and further investigating their use. [Context] Some of the related systems are already being run operationally. [Cont...
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ARES and ESA Data Lab link
Very innovative and interesting activities are ongoing in D/SCI in ESAC regarding making an ESA data Lab based on Jupyter notebooks and direct access to data archieve in an open architecture. Several InnoCup proposals have been written about utilization of this technology also at ESOC.   ARES, as the ESOC data archive ...
Very innovative and interesting activities are ongoing in D/SCI in ESAC regarding making an ESA data Lab based on Jupyter notebooks and direct access to data archive in an open architecture. [Context] Several InnoCup proposals have been written about utilization of this technology also at ESOC. [Context] ARES, as the E...
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ARES in Cloud
As a big data storage solution, ARES is especially well suited for cloud based deployments. As part of Copernicus, OPS-ON has procured an private area on a  external cloud provider together with a dedicated WAN connectivity to ESOC.  Install ARES in this environment would be very beneficial to accelerate the move towar...
Sentence 1 [Solution] As a big data storage solution, ARES is especially well suited for cloud based deployments. [Context] Sentence 2 [Context] As part of Copernicus, OPS-ON has procured an private area on a external cloud provider together with a dedicated WAN connectivity to ESOC. [Context] Sentence 3 [Solution] Ins...
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Orchestrating space assets towards mission planning automation reinforcement
The next decade will see an unprecedented increase in the volume of  satellites launched, as the trend towards operating mega-constellations  continues. This will result in an additional complexity for Mission  Planning Systems responsible for the management and utilization of space  assets, as resources and end-users ...
The next decade will see an unprecedented increase in the volume of  satellites launched, as the trend towards operating mega-constellations  continues. [Context] This will result in an additional complexity for Mission  Planning Systems responsible for the management and utilization of space  assets, as resources and ...
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Detect operating system patch impact on Mission Data Systems
Our operating system baselines need to be patched (library updates, security patches etc.). In the case of vulnerabilities, we should not have the choice. However, could we simply take the decision of updating an operating system? Despite being in the blind with respect to the impact on our installed software? We could...
Our operating system baselines need to be patched (library updates, security patches etc.) [Context]. In the case of vulnerabilities, we should not have the choice [Challenge]. However, could we simply take the decision of updating an operating system? Despite being in the blind with respect to the impact on our instal...
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Secure OPS-SAT data link
There are clear trends related to the lowering of the barriers to entry to space, including proliferation of low-cost equipment / services, as well as an increasing awareness of the role of cyber security in the space domain, including satellite hackathon challenges and as evidenced by the increasing appearance of spac...
There are clear trends related to the lowering of the barriers to entry to space, including proliferation of low-cost equipment / services, as well as an increasing awareness of the role of cyber security in the space domain, including satellite hackathon challenges and as evidenced by the increasing appearance of spac...
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Recovery of deep-space telemetry during critical mission phases
Deep-space missions make use of advanced telemetry coding techniques, which allow recovery of spacecraft telemetry even when the signal is deeply disturbed by noise. In particular, Turbo codes are extremely efficient at correcting bit errors in the typical deep-space scenarios dominated by white Gaussian noise. However...
Deep-space missions make use of advanced telemetry coding techniques, which allow recovery of spacecraft telemetry even when the signal is deeply disturbed by noise. [Context] In particular, Turbo codes are extremely efficient at correcting bit errors in the typical deep-space scenarios dominated by white Gaussian nois...
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Python Prototype of CCSDS Monitored Data Service
The Monitored Data Cross Support Transfer Service (MD-CSTS) is a CCSDS defined service that allows spaceflight missions to receive cyclic reports on, and to query the current values of, the parameters that are pertinent to cross support services [Ref: CCSDS 922.1-B-1]. In short, it is a standardized protocol that provi...
The Monitored Data Cross Support Transfer Service (MD-CSTS) is a CCSDS defined service that allows spaceflight missions to receive cyclic reports on, and to query the current values of, the parameters that are pertinent to cross support services [Challenge]. In short, it is a standardized protocol that provides informa...
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OpsAssistant
Alexa-like virtual assistant. Can pass questions to OpsSearch for data  processing, but also tasks (which should be extensible). A virtual spacon. The  OpsAssistant would have connections to operational systems such as the voice  loop (to both respond to and initiate voice-based data exchanges), the MCS /  Automation S...
OpsAssistant is an Alexa-like virtual assistant. [Context] It can pass questions to OpsSearch for data processing, but also tasks (which should be extensible). [Solution] The OpsAssistant would have connections to operational systems such as the voice loop (to both respond to and initiate voice-based data exchanges), t...
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SOES: Satellite Operations Environment Streaming
Due to Covid-induced teleworking, OPS teams are faced with new challenges which are especially noticeable during non-routine satellite operations, especially S/C recoveries: 1) reduced on-site presence of the OPS team; 2) delayed availability of TM to off-site support, generally after the pass. In an environment were r...
Due to Covid-induced teleworking, OPS teams are faced with new challenges which are especially noticeable during non-routine satellite operations, especially S/C recoveries: [Challenge] 1) reduced on-site presence of the OPS team; [Challenge] 2) delayed availability of TM to off-site support, generally after the pass. ...
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OpsSearch - Find All The Things
A tool to consolidate operational data from multiple sources & systems, in order to better  access knowledge which is resident on various systems. Sources of information  include ARES/MUST, Eclipse DMS, FOP, source code repositories, event files and  so on. Search sources would be extensible such that mission specific ...
A tool to consolidate operational data from multiple sources & systems, in order to better access knowledge which is resident on various systems. [Solution] Sources of information include ARES/MUST, Eclipse DMS, FOP, source code repositories, event files and so on. [Context] Search sources would be extensible such that...
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Machine Learning for State Estimation using Optical Images
Identify what performance a DNNs or other ML technique can achieve in state estimation scenarios, comparing this to the actual performance of existing techniques e.g. model-matching.   This can be used for simplifying rendezvous and docking and state estimation of natural bodies as e.g. comets and asteroids for landing...
Identify what performance a DNNs or other ML technique can achieve in state estimation scenarios, comparing this to the actual performance of existing techniques e.g. model-matching. [Challenge] This can be used for simplifying rendezvous and docking and state estimation of natural bodies as e.g. comets and asteroids f...
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Efficiency analysis of the various OPS tasks.
The identification of  the main items, tools or processes that are limiting our efficiency is the first step for improving it. The aim of this project is to compile, analyse and evaluate in a quantitative manner the various OPS tasks, and identify the ones that are taking us more effort to accomplish. The result of thi...
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3D Mimics
There are various on-going projects to find applications for virtual reality and augmented reality in spacecraft operations. There have been interesting proofs-of-concept, but there are also barriers to entry: 1) The practical difficulties of supporting virtual reality environments in control rooms. 2) The complexity o...
There are various on-going projects to find applications for virtual reality and augmented reality in spacecraft operations. [Context] There have been interesting proofs-of-concept, but there are also barriers to entry: 1) The practical difficulties of supporting virtual reality environments in control rooms. [Challeng...
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Small/Cube Sat Simulation Framework
What is the problem? We do not have flexible software models and simulation solutions for small/cube sats What is your solution? Provide low cost flexible simulation framework for small/cube sats A full-fledged satellite simulation costs a lot of money, more than the small/cube sat itself. However leveraging on the off...
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Solving the configuration management problem
Today the complex task of ground segment system configuration is either performed manually and thus extremely time-consuming and error prone, or it is facilitated by heterogeneous scripts suitable only for particular systems or by domain-specific tools implementing custom, non-optimal solutions. The trend toward increa...
Today the complex task of ground segment system configuration is either performed manually and thus extremely time-consuming and error prone, or it is facilitated by heterogeneous scripts suitable only for particular systems or by domain-specific tools implementing custom, non-optimal solutions. [Challenge] The trend t...
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Simulations for Everybody
Many things would be improved at ESOC if people outside operations had a better idea of what happens inside operations. In particular, programmers could work much more effectively on ground-segment software if they had a better understanding of how it's used. But it could also be useful for people with computer admin, ...
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Google Glass Augmented Reality for Operations
(Wildcard resubmission) Alongside AI and automation, virtual reality (VR) and its closely related cousin augmented reality (AR) have been touted for several years now as technologies likely to have a profoundly transformative effect on the way we live and work. In ESOC we have studied AR with the Microsoft HoloLens (Ge...
Alongside AI and automation, virtual reality (VR) and its closely related cousin augmented reality (AR) have been touted for several years now as technologies likely to have a profoundly transformative effect on the way we live and work. [Context] In ESOC we have studied AR with the Microsoft HoloLens (Gen 1) in roboti...
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Make The Most of Our Computers
At ESOC many people have technical jobs that require some sort of general-purpose computer. And most innovative activities involve a computer. There are two types of computers available to us: 1) Computers belonging to the ground-segment infrastructure. There are not normally usable as general-purpose computers because...
At ESOC many people have technical jobs that require some sort of general-purpose computer. [Context] And most innovative activities involve a computer. [Context] There are two types of computers available to us: 1) Computers belonging to the ground-segment infrastructure. There are not normally usable as general-purpo...
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Bringing Space Weather data to (virtual) life
Within the Operations Directorate large amounts of data are produced daily. Their proper visualization is the bridge between the quantitative information in the data and the human intuition and understanding. The Space Weather (SWE) System in Space Safety Programme produces huge amounts of data products from hundreds o...
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Inflatable Housing System with self-erecting and self-supporting structure for deployment on extraterrestrial body
The future manned missions to the moon and to other planets near earth foresee the descent on the extraterrestrial surface of a structure able to support and sustain human life for long periods. The main problem with these structures to using in extraterrestrial environments is the volume available to occupants (crewme...
The future manned missions to the moon and to other planets near earth foresee the descent on the extraterrestrial surface of a structure able to support and sustain human life for long periods. [Context] The main problem with these structures to using in extraterrestrial environments is the volume available to occupan...
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Procedures served on a (silver) tablet
In our operations, we are dealing with lots of procedures. In nominal cases, they can be easily followed on paper or in a static digital format (PDF, Excel, …). Sometimes, procedures become more complex or contain steps that can be completed in parallel. One obvious example are ground contingency procedures during LEOP...
In our operations, we are dealing with lots of procedures. [Context] In nominal cases, they can be easily followed on paper or in a static digital format (PDF, Excel, …). [Context] Sometimes, procedures become more complex or contain steps that can be completed in parallel. [Challenge] One obvious example are ground co...
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AI based assistant for system configuration
We are dealing with very complex systems, all of them highly  configurable and useful for many missions (one of ESOC's success  stories!). There is a drawback: each new mission has to start  configuring those systems, all configuration needs to be consistent, and  sometimes it is difficult to catch all places, where ch...
We are dealing with very complex systems, all of them highly  configurable and useful for many missions (one of ESOC's success  stories!) [Context]. There is a drawback: each new mission has to start  configuring those systems, all configuration needs to be consistent, and  sometimes it is difficult to catch all places...
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GE⊕-LPS Greater Earth Lunar Power Station
The Greater Earth Lunar Power Station (GE⊕-LPS) is a habitable space station in lunar orbit that is designed to provide solar energy for lunar operations. Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP) and space tourism could become major economic drivers for future space development. The main obstacle to implementing SBSP is launchin...
The Greater Earth Lunar Power Station (GE⊕-LPS) is a habitable space station in lunar orbit that is designed to provide solar energy for lunar operations. [Context] Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP) and space tourism could become major economic drivers for future space development. [Context] The main obstacle to implement...
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Study on the role of the pycnoclinic acoustic force in hypersonic flight conditions
In hypersonic conditions, a plasma sheath is created around the vehicle possibly causing critical damage. In recent years, our research team has found that, in certain conditions, a plasma can be confined in the form of a spherical ball when subjected to large acoustic oscillations. These findings were made in the appl...
In hypersonic conditions, a plasma sheath is created around the vehicle possibly causing critical damage. [Context] In recent years, our research team has found that, in certain conditions, a plasma can be confined in the form of a spherical ball when subjected to large acoustic oscillations. [Analysis] These findings ...
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SmartCamLuvsU - Taking earthies and applying your neural networks for you.
During its commissioning phase, the OPS-SAT spacecraft downloaded a total of 4,740 thumbnail images captured by its HD Camera. This is a wealth of training data for the purpose of developing Machine Learning (ML) models for image processing and classification. The SmartCamLuvsU project is an OPS-SAT app that will facil...
During its commissioning phase, the OPS-SAT spacecraft downloaded a total of 4,740 thumbnail images captured by its HD Camera. [Context] This is a wealth of training data for the purpose of developing Machine Learning (ML) models for image processing and classification. [Analysis] The SmartCamLuvsU project is an OPS-SA...
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REST a bit - Easy access to Ground Station Data and Services II
After the successful initial assessment that an external REST interface can be added easily to the current middleware (GSSC) of the ground station systems, it is time to built upon and use the momentum to take the next step and to address the identified shortcomings. ​A number of promising technologies like HTTP 2.0 or...
After the successful initial assessment that an external REST interface can be added easily to the current middleware (GSSC) of the ground station systems, it is time to built upon and use the momentum to take the next step and to address the identified shortcomings. [Context] A number of promising technologies like HT...
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Add more EV trickle-charging infrastructure at ESOC
Provision of trickle-charging for Electric Vehicles at ESOC has so far been a success, as can be seen by a trip to the lower level of the parking structure. But as the proportion of EVs grows (across Europe, and reflected at ESOC), more outlets are needed. There are already more EVs at ESOC (in non-COVID times) than th...
Provision of trickle-charging for Electric Vehicles at ESOC has so far been a success, as can be seen by a trip to the lower level of the parking structure. [Context] But as the proportion of EVs grows (across Europe, and reflected at ESOC), more outlets are needed. [Challenge] There are already more EVs at ESOC (in no...
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Bye Bye CORBA II - Expanding to other interfaces & automatic code generation
After proving that gRPC / protobuf can be used to replace an exisiting (wide-area network) CORBA interface without much effort, we would like to build upon that experience and extend the idea to other interfaces: a) a CORBA interface between a GUI and a backend system requiring multi-client capability; this will be imm...
After proving that gRPC / protobuf can be used to replace an exisiting (wide-area network) CORBA interface without much effort, [Solution] we would like to build upon that experience and extend the idea to other interfaces: [Context] a) a CORBA interface between a GUI and a backend system requiring multi-client capabil...
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Automate writing and updating technical documents
Problem: Have you ever had to insert hundreds of images in a Word document, one by one, making sure they are in the correct order, and even making sure of correct formatting? What about copy-pasting results from an Excel sheet? Or another CSV file? And when you are all done, you reliase you forgot to change a parameter...
Have you ever had to insert hundreds of images in a Word document, one by one, making sure they are in the correct order, and even making sure of correct formatting? [Challenge] What about copy-pasting results from an Excel sheet? Or another CSV file? [Challenge] And when you are all done, you reliase you forgot to cha...
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Virtual Conference World
Often, online conferences and large-scale meetings tend to be impersonal, as participants just appear as a list of names at the side of the screen. That pushes (non-presenting) participants into a passive role, making them almost anonymous. Sadly, they may thus not feel engaged to contribute or listen actively. In shor...
Often, online conferences and large-scale meetings tend to be impersonal, as participants just appear as a list of names at the side of the screen. [Challenge] That pushes (non-presenting) participants into a passive role, making them almost anonymous. [Challenge] Sadly, they may thus not feel engaged to contribute or ...
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OrbitAI - In-Flight Training and Validation of an AI-based FDIR Algorithm
Background: The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is of rising interest for space-segment applications but with limited technology demonstrators having been flown to date. Recent efforts by the European Space Agency have produced Φ-sat, an artificial intelligence chip that filters out hyperspectral camera images so t...
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is of rising interest for space-segment applications but with limited technology demonstrators having been flown to date. [Context] Recent efforts by the European Space Agency have produced Φ-sat, an artificial intelligence chip that filters out hyperspectral camera images so tha...
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I learn from you, but I reason on my own! (Mixing Learning with Planning for advanced AI support in OPS)
This idea aims at demonstrating that complex problems (in space mission planning or other domains) can be efficiently addressed only by integrating optimization techniques with heuristics extracted from those that have been working on this problems for years: the domain experts (missions FCTs). The recent collaboration...
This idea aims at demonstrating that complex problems (in space mission planning or other domains) can be efficiently addressed only by integrating optimization techniques with heuristics extracted from those that have been working on this problems for years: the domain experts (missions FCTs). [Context] The recent col...
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In Space demonstration of 3D bio-printed vascularisation techniques
Over the past years, 3D bioprinting emerges as a key technology in tissue engineering. Despite the rapid progress in the field, the fabrication of bioactive vascular networks is an open challenge. Difficulties are caused by the inability of the soft extracellular matrix-based materials to sustain the weight of the holl...
Over the past years, 3D bioprinting emerges as a key technology in tissue engineering. [Context] Despite the rapid progress in the field, the fabrication of bioactive vascular networks is an open challenge. [Challenge] Difficulties are caused by the inability of the soft extracellular matrix-based materials to sustain ...
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Testing a deployable autonomous system for water extraction from Lunar and Martian soils
The evaluation of the water content in Lunar grounds is one of the future exploration goals demanding for being settled. The results of the Moon Impact Probe, NASA's LRO and LCROSS proved that water-ice could exist in craters shadowed from sunrays and at both poles, possibly incorporated in porous minerals, zeolites, a...
The evaluation of the water content in Lunar grounds is one of the future exploration goals demanding for being settled. [Challenge] The results of the Moon Impact Probe, NASA's LRO and LCROSS proved that water-ice could exist in craters shadowed from sunrays and at both poles, possibly incorporated in porous minerals,...
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Study of the stress aging kinetics of a high temperature Shape Memory Alloy for the production of actuators: aerospace applications
The end-of-life dismantling of spacecraft is a major concern today. The number of satellites launched was 45 in 2010, 285 in 2018, 454 in 2019 and it is estimated that by 2024, 1,000 satellites will be launched each year. So many satellites will enter the Earth's atmosphere up to 30 years later. However, a satellite th...
The end-of-life dismantling of spacecraft is a major concern today. [Challenge] The number of satellites launched was 45 in 2010, 285 in 2018, 454 in 2019 and it is estimated that by 2024, 1,000 satellites will be launched each year. [Context] So many satellites will enter the Earth's atmosphere up to 30 years later. [...
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AutoslewML - Machine learning for autonomous slews with OPS-SAT
Slew planning is an important activity that consists in generating a celestial path that is safe and satisfies all attitude constraints. That is, from power supply to the orientation of the steerable antenna, from thermal constraints to restrictions on the field of view of the payload. Depending on the orbit, some mano...
Slew planning is an important activity that consists in generating a celestial path that is safe and satisfies all attitude constraints. [Context] That is, from power supply to the orientation of the steerable antenna, from thermal constraints to restrictions on the field of view of the payload. [Context] Depending on ...
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Carbon offset for our own activities
Problem: ESA in general and ESOC in particular have activities that create a carbon footprint. Paying carbon offset organisations is a risk of openly subsidising a fraud, so unless/until we develop a skillset for specific selection of those, ESA should aim to keep its own carbon footprint compensated through simple str...
ESA in general and ESOC in particular have activities that create a carbon footprint. [Challenge] Paying carbon offset organisations is a risk of openly subsidising a fraud, so unless/until we develop a skillset for specific selection of those, ESA should aim to keep its own carbon footprint compensated through simple ...
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MISS - Meeting Impactless Slot Seeker
Nowadays, soon after the pandemic begin, a proliferation of virtual meetings, virtual forums, virtual hands-ons keeps into filling disruptively our agenda. They generate most of the times overlaps, obliging users into back and forth twirls over appointments, sometimes having to completely give up some of them. Non the ...
Nowadays, soon after the pandemic begin, a proliferation of virtual meetings, virtual forums, virtual hands-ons keeps into filling disruptively our agenda. [Context] They generate most of the times overlaps, obliging users into back and forth twirls over appointments, sometimes having to completely give up some of them...
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Meteor Detection using Two Station CubeSat Technology
The Institute of Space Systems (IRS) at University of Stuttgart and the Observatoire de Paris (IMCCE) are both developing a 3U+ CubeSat system aiming at observing meteors. The similarity in the approach concerning camera technology and data processing seem to open the opportunity for stereoscopic meteor observation usi...
Sentence 1 [Context] The Institute of Space Systems (IRS) at University of Stuttgart and the Observatoire de Paris (IMCCE) are both developing a 3U+ CubeSat system aiming at observing meteors. [Context] Sentence 2 [Solution] The similarity in the approach concerning camera technology and data processing seem to open t...
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High-capacity Launcher for SBSP
It has been argued by many influential sources that SBSP can become economically attractive if the launch cost drops to a figure of $200/Kg. The high price of current launch systems is the main cause to discard any attempt to build SBSP so far. A few missions have demonstrated technical aspects of SPS such as power tra...
It has been argued by many influential sources that SBSP can become economically attractive if the launch cost drops to a figure of $200/Kg. [Context] The high price of current launch systems is the main cause to discard any attempt to build SBSP so far. [Challenge] A few missions have demonstrated technical aspects ...
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External risk monitor for missions
The Space Debris Office (OPS-SD, SDO) is currently providing collision avoidance support for ESA missions. A mission dashboard in the SDO’s SCARF frontend already provides up-to-date information to missions on any high-risk close conjunction events in the near future. However, the space environment is very dynamic. Not...
The Space Debris Office (OPS-SD, SDO) is currently providing collision avoidance support for ESA missions. [Context] A mission dashboard in the SDO’s SCARF frontend already provides up-to-date information to missions on any high-risk close conjunction events in the near future. [Context] However, the space environment ...
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The solar wallpaper
The solar wallpaper is a solution which stands up with the graphene material on the whole facilities need to get electricity. One of graphene property is to be vivified a printer circuit by vibration. Moreover, a lense system on the ground can concentrate the solar flow from Space. Then, the flow can be move on in a fo...
The solar wallpaper is a solution which stands up with the graphene material on the whole facilities need to get electricity. [Solution] One of graphene property is to be vivified a printer circuit by vibration. [Analysis] Moreover, a lense system on the ground can concentrate the solar flow from Space. [Steps] Then, t...
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DARTS - Distributed Aperture Radio Telescope in Space
The current DARTS proposal is based on a Concurrent Engineering (CE) study, which took place from 25th to 29th June 2018 in the CE Facility (CEF) at DLR in Bremen, with the goal to assess the feasibility and examine the detailed mission design for the DARTS concept, an ambitious low-cost radio-astronomy mission with a ...
The current DARTS proposal is based on a Concurrent Engineering (CE) study, which took place from 25th to 29th June 2018 in the CE Facility (CEF) at DLR in Bremen, with the goal to assess the feasibility and examine the detailed mission design for the DARTS concept, an ambitious low-cost radio-astronomy mission with a ...
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Active Optical Limb Sounding - Enabling novel Smallsat Missions for Atmospheric Monitoring
Monitoring the distribution of trace atmospheric gases such as methane, ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen and sulphur dioxides with greater resolution and availability is a crucial aspect of current and future roadmaps to monitor air quality and climate evolution. Most current EO instruments for atmospheric monitoring (...
Monitoring the distribution of trace atmospheric gases such as methane, ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen and sulphur dioxides with greater resolution and availability is a crucial aspect of current and future roadmaps to monitor air quality and climate evolution. [Context] Most current EO instruments for atmospheric mo...
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VESPER : VEnus Science Platform for Evolution Research
Our siter planet Venus could give us a comprehensive understanding of climate change and a potential future of planet Earth. We must know more about the past of Venus because as long as we do not understand where the point of divergence between its evolution and that of the Earth is located, it will be difficult to con...
Our sister planet Venus could give us a comprehensive understanding of climate change and a potential future of planet Earth. [Context] We must know more about the past of Venus because as long as we do not understand where the point of divergence between its evolution and that of the Earth is located, it will be diffi...
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Mars Meteorological Penetrator Network
This mission will emplace a small network of weather monitoring stations on Mars to make regional and global long-term meteorological measurements. These measurements are a prerequisite for improving planning and designs for future human missions to improve safety during landing, surface operations and launch. It is im...
This mission will emplace a small network of weather monitoring stations on Mars to make regional and global long-term meteorological measurements. [Solution] These measurements are a prerequisite for improving planning and designs for future human missions to improve safety during landing, surface operations and launc...
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Cross-Application Space Resources Utilisation Programme for the Future Space Economy
There is a real, and near term (less than a decade) potential for a commercial market for oxygen and water sourced from the Moon, as highlighted by ongoing discussions in the preparation of the upcoming human return to the lunar surface [1], [2], [3], [4], [13]. Demand for metals is expected to quickly follow [3]. Eigh...
There is a real, and near term (less than a decade) potential for a commercial market for oxygen and water sourced from the Moon, as highlighted by ongoing discussions in the preparation of the upcoming human return to the lunar surface [Challenge], [Challenge], [Challenge], [Challenge], [Benefit]. Demand for metals is...
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SmallSat constellation for monitoring atmospheric and space weather at Mars in preparation for human exploration
Mars atmospheric and space environments pose hazards to current robotic and future human exploration missions. Two such hazards come from extreme solar and dust storm events. In September 2017, an intense solar flare and a fast coronal mass ejection affected both Earth and Mars. This extreme space weather event heated ...
Mars atmospheric and space environments pose hazards to current robotic and future human exploration missions. [Challenge] Two such hazards come from extreme solar and dust storm events. [Challenge] In September 2017, an intense solar flare and a fast coronal mass ejection affected both Earth and Mars. [Context] This e...
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The Helicity Drive: A Fusion Space Propulsion System for Powering Humans to Mars and Beyond
We propose a mission concept  to demonstrate the first fusion propulsion system in space. The concept is to fly, through a series of three missions, incrementally more powerful fusion engines to demonstrate the capability to produce larger thrusts at a higher specific impulse than today's state-of-the-art and near-futu...
We propose a mission concept to demonstrate the first fusion propulsion system in space. [Solution] The concept is to fly, through a series of three missions, incrementally more powerful fusion engines to demonstrate the capability to produce larger thrusts at a higher specific impulse than today's state-of-the-art and...
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Mars Profound
Mars Profound will provide access deeply beneath the Martian surface, to understand the evolutionary steps of the early Mars and determine whether they unblocked the phenomenon of life. Mars Profound consists of a surface platform that will drill for the first time on another planet 20-meter deep and perform state of t...
Mars Profound will provide access deeply beneath the Martian surface, to understand the evolutionary steps of the early Mars and determine whether they unblocked the phenomenon of life. [Challenge] Mars Profound consists of a surface platform that will drill for the first time on another planet 20-meter deep and perfor...
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Apophis Mission
On 13 April 2029 we have a unique opportunity when Apophis passes by Earth as close as 31.000km. Offering the possibility for a) a dedicated mission to explore Apophis b) send a lander to Apophis and c) explore possibilities to exploit existing satellites in GEO and MEO that could monitor Apophis during its flyby by us...
On 13 April 2029 we have a unique opportunity when Apophis passes by Earth as close as 31.000km. [Context] Offering the possibility for a) a dedicated mission to explore Apophis [Solution] b) send a lander to Apophis [Solution] and c) explore possibilities to exploit existing satellites in GEO and MEO that could monito...
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End-to-End Demonstration of Lunar Hydrogen/Oxygen Production & Utilization
Lunar exploration is a core topic of the 2020’s decade: with 95 estimated missions (ref: Bryce Technology), it will involve all space stakeholders at an unprecedented pace. Benefits of this momentum to build a sustainable/collaborative lunar presence are clear: -       Scientific: learning about the Moon environment, r...
Lunar exploration is a core topic of the 2020’s decade: with 95 estimated missions (ref: Bryce Technology), it will involve all space stakeholders at an unprecedented pace. [Context] Benefits of this momentum to build a sustainable/collaborative lunar presence are clear: -       Scientific: learning about the Moon envi...
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Moon EcoArlarm - We are saving Earth on the Lunar Surface!
For the time being, we have only one planet by the name of Earth, and we are currently exploiting its nature exactly 1.75 times faster than its ecosystem can regenerate. What is more, the need for solution of this environmental problem has become crucial and inevitable for any further progress either in the field of sc...
For the time being, we have only one planet by the name of Earth, and we are currently exploiting its nature exactly 1.75 times faster than its ecosystem can regenerate. [Challenge] What is more, the need for solution of this environmental problem has become crucial and inevitable for any further progress either in the...
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Atmospheric studies by using a constellation of CubeSats (AtmosCubeSats)
The Earth's atmosphere represents a dynamical medium that is highly variable in space and time by many waves. One important class of those waves is atmospheric buoyancy or gravity waves that transport energy and momentum over large distances. Gravity waves (GWs) propagate upward and break in the middle and upper atmosp...
The Earth's atmosphere represents a dynamical medium that is highly variable in space and time by many waves. [Context] One important class of those waves is atmospheric buoyancy or gravity waves that transport energy and momentum over large distances. [Context] Gravity waves (GWs) propagate upward and break in the mid...
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LIG-A-CubeSat (Laser Interferometry Gauge Accelerometer on Cubesat): demonstration of novel high sensitive accelerometer for science and technology
Measuring accelerations onboard a s/c is needed for many purposes, scientific and technological. To determine the gravity field of Earth and other planets; to assess and/or model non gravitational effects from solar radiation pressure, air drag and onboard activity; to perform high precision science experiments; to tes...
Measuring accelerations onboard a s/c is needed for many purposes, scientific and technological. [Context] To determine the gravity field of Earth and other planets; to assess and/or model non gravitational effects from solar radiation pressure, air drag and onboard activity; to perform high precision science experimen...
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Rigid Partial Vacuum Airship for Venus Atmosphere
The ultimate goal is to develop, manufacture, launch, deploy, transfer and insert a lighter-than-air vehicle to the Venusian atmosphere as a technology demonstrator, a long-time scientific experimental base, and a valuable infrastructure platform. Preliminary analysis suggests that the most promising candidate for such...
The ultimate goal is to develop, manufacture, launch, deploy, transfer and insert a lighter-than-air vehicle to the Venusian atmosphere as a technology demonstrator, a long-time scientific experimental base, and a valuable infrastructure platform. [Solution] Preliminary analysis suggests that the most promising candida...
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Research mission for the use of extremophiles as additional radiation shielding technology
Space exploration has allowed us to go beyond the limits of our knowledge and to defy the unknown. For centuries the man has dreamt of leaving the Earth. Nevertheless, the fulfilment of more ambitious projects requires the overcome of various challenges, including the protection of man from the numerous hostilities of ...
Space exploration has allowed us to go beyond the limits of our knowledge and to defy the unknown. [Context] For centuries the man has dreamt of leaving the Earth. [Context] Nevertheless, the fulfilment of more ambitious projects requires the overcome of various challenges, including the protection of man from the nume...
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Custodian: ContinuoUS moniTOring for natural and man-made DIsasters prevention, detection and Alert
California wildfires, flash floods in Italy and France… The last couple of weeks have been a good reminder of how natural and man-made disasters impacting the environment and our societies have become more severe over the last decades. Not only the reported number of disasters has dramatically accelerated; they are als...
California wildfires, flash floods in Italy and France… [Context] The last couple of weeks have been a good reminder of how natural and man-made disasters impacting the environment and our societies have become more severe over the last decades. [Challenge] Not only the reported number of disasters has dramatically acc...
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M.E.N.D.E.L.: Microcosm Ecosystems studying Natural Deep space radiation Effects on Life
In this mission we try to investigate the long-term effects of deep space radiation on the DNA of algae and cyanobacteria and the stability of self-sufficient ecosystems in deep space. In order to achieve this, we send a cluster of 48 8U cubesats to NRHO (= Near-rectilinear halo orbit) around the moon, an orbit never b...
In this mission we try to investigate the long-term effects of deep space radiation on the DNA of algae and cyanobacteria and the stability of self-sufficient ecosystems in deep space. [Challenge] In order to achieve this, we send a cluster of 48 8U cubesats to NRHO (= Near-rectilinear halo orbit) around the moon, an o...
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The Birka mission: Exploring the Viking 2 landing site
The analysis of ancient Martian space probes will be highly beneficial for space engineering and materials science.  Studying the fate of different components after decades of exposure to Mars surface conditions would permit to improve the materials used for future astronaut habitats. Also important for planetary prote...
The analysis of ancient Martian space probes will be highly beneficial for space engineering and materials science. [Analysis] Studying the fate of different components after decades of exposure to Mars surface conditions would permit to improve the materials used for future astronaut habitats. [Benefits] Also importan...
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Space-Cloud
Particularly small (cube) satellites have very tight power and communication bandwidth budgets, and may therefore not fully exploit the potential of their sensor payloads, while larger satellites may be less constraint, they may occupy a large width of the available RF spectrum for communicating e.g. image data to grou...
Particularly small (cube) satellites have very tight power and communication bandwidth budgets, and may therefore not fully exploit the potential of their sensor payloads, [Challenge] while larger satellites may be less constraint, they may occupy a large width of the available RF spectrum for communicating e.g. image ...
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HIPATIA. A High-Resolution Look at our Cosmos
Pulsars and molecular clouds in our own Milky Way, as well as masers and supermassive black holes in nearby galaxies, cold gas in distant galaxies and hot gas in galaxy groups and clusters, projected onto the relic radiation of the Big Bang, they all have something in common: they can be observed at the highest spatial...
Pulsars and molecular clouds in our own Milky Way, as well as masers and supermassive black holes in nearby galaxies, cold gas in distant galaxies and hot gas in galaxy groups and clusters, projected onto the relic radiation of the Big Bang, they all have something in common: they can be observed at the highest spatial...
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Tumbleweed: Large Scale Martian Surface Exploration with Wind-driven Rovers.
The Tumbleweed aims to provide the scientific community with a low-cost, low-risk and easily accessible solution to perform in-situ scientific measurements on the Martian surface. The mission is designed to perform measurements over large portions of the Martian surface with an increased emphasis on high-level meteorol...
The Tumbleweed aims to provide the scientific community with a low-cost, low-risk and easily accessible solution to perform in-situ scientific measurements on the Martian surface. [Solution] The mission is designed to perform measurements over large portions of the Martian surface with an increased emphasis on high-lev...
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CompEx - A space mission to explore effects of space debris and composition of near-Earth space
Knowledge about composition of matter in space is important for assessing formation and evolution of planets and their habitability. Heavy ions and molecular ions are also trace particles, and can provide information about processes, transport of matter through space and transport across boundaries. Another important a...
Knowledge about composition of matter in space is important for assessing formation and evolution of planets and their habitability. [Context] Heavy ions and molecular ions are also trace particles, and can provide information about processes, transport of matter through space and transport across boundaries. [Analysis...
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Microbiome & deep-space exploration mission: challenging the future of human health
Maintaining the health of the crew during a space travel is one of the key aspects, which must be addressed to allow humans to explore beyond the borders of the Earth and the Moon. The human immune system was shown to be compromised under space flight conditions, as a significant decrease of lymphocytes as well as the ...
Maintaining the health of the crew during a space travel is one of the key aspects, which must be addressed to allow humans to explore beyond the borders of the Earth and the Moon. [Challenge] The human immune system was shown to be compromised under space flight conditions, as a significant decrease of lymphocytes as ...
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Deep Space Nanosat Scout
A small spacecraft mission concept to enable a fleet of "scouts" to explore the outer solar system. Potential targets would include the main asteroid belt, outer planets and outer solar system. The development of a standardised system bus would allow significant savings, while allowing a variety of targets to be explor...
Sentence 1 [Solution] A small spacecraft mission concept to enable a fleet of "scouts" to explore the outer solar system. Sentence 2 [Challenge] Potential targets would include the main asteroid belt, outer planets and outer solar system. Sentence 3 [Solution] The development of a standardised system bus would allow ...
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Mars L1 Space Weather Sentinel
As humanity moves to explore the Red Planet, we must be cognizant of the risks caused by space weather.  The last several decades of terrestrial experience have shown that both critical infrastructure and human space explorers are vulnerable to damage and disruption from extreme space weather events. Geomagnetic storms...
As humanity moves to explore the Red Planet, we must be cognizant of the risks caused by space weather. [Challenge] The last several decades of terrestrial experience have shown that both critical infrastructure and human space explorers are vulnerable to damage and disruption from extreme space weather events. [Challe...
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RUBIKS: How to solve the puzzle of the Earth's mantle?
RUBIKS (Reconstruction of Undercrust Behaviour with Interconnected (K)CubeSats) is a nanosatellite mission proposal dedicated to analyzing the Earth's mantle. With 8 6U-CubeSats on two Cartwheel-helix formations, we propose to take magnetic and gravity measurements of the Earth's interior, in order to gain information ...
RUBIKS (Reconstruction of Undercrust Behaviour with Interconnected (K)CubeSats) is a nanosatellite mission proposal dedicated to analyzing the Earth's mantle. [Context] With 8 6U-CubeSats on two Cartwheel-helix formations, we propose to take magnetic and gravity measurements of the Earth's interior, in order to gain in...
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Application of deployable tensegrity paramotors- intelligent swarm of pseudo-satellites for the exploration of Venus
A recent discovery on the presence of phosphine in the Venusian atmosphere verifies the need for an in-situ measurement campaign focusing on the past, present and future habitability of the planet. My aim is to present a forthcoming atmospheric mission and its key elements. In the course of the description, I will focu...
A recent discovery on the presence of phosphine in the Venusian atmosphere verifies the need for an in-situ measurement campaign focusing on the past, present and future habitability of the planet. [Challenge] My aim is to present a forthcoming atmospheric mission and its key elements. [Context] In the course of the de...
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Towards Resilient Communications for Mars Exploration: A Surface Deployed Radar Experiment
Any future human exploration of Mars will be contingent on reliable communications being available at all times, both between explorers on the surface and orbital relay platforms.  Several aspects of the Martian system present challenges in this regard. Firstly, the exposure of craft in orbit around Mars to temporary d...
Any future human exploration of Mars will be contingent on reliable communications being available at all times, both between explorers on the surface and orbital relay platforms. [Context] Several aspects of the Martian system present challenges in this regard. [Challenge] Firstly, the exposure of craft in orbit aroun...
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CALATHUS: sample return from Ceres
Calathus is a mission concept for a sample return mission to Ceres, the largest object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Ceres stands out as large enough to be classified as a dwarf planet and is the only dwarf planet to be located in the inner solar system. Ceres was first visited by human technology...
Calathus is a mission concept for a sample return mission to Ceres, the largest object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. [Context] Ceres stands out as large enough to be classified as a dwarf planet and is the only dwarf planet to be located in the inner solar system. [Context] Ceres was first visited...
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ELSA (European Lunar Scientific Abode)
Humans strive to Moon and Mars. They were always the center of attention as various assumptions and serious research in the field of colonies. So, how exactly astronauts will live on the surface of the Moon or, eventually – on Mars? Moreover, what is required to keep a crew healthy and happy during the Moon expeditions...
Humans strive to Moon and Mars. [Context] They were always the center of attention as various assumptions and serious research in the field of colonies. [Context] So, how exactly astronauts will live on the surface of the Moon or, eventually – on Mars? [Challenge] Moreover, what is required to keep a crew healthy and h...
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Chasing InterStellar Objects (ISOs)
Two extrasolar objects, 1I/'Oumuamua, 2I/Borisov, have passed through our home system in just the last three years. Such interstellar objects provide a previously unforeseen chance to directly sample physical material from other stellar systems. By analyzing these interlopers, we can acquire data and deduce information...
Two extrasolar objects, 1I/'Oumuamua, 2I/Borisov, have passed through our home system in just the last three years. [Context] Such interstellar objects provide a previously unforeseen chance to directly sample physical material from other stellar systems. [Benefits] By analyzing these interlopers, we can acquire data a...
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Venus Laputa: A sustainable floating platform in the Venus atmosphere
The Laputa mission deploys a sustainable floating platform in the Venus atmosphere at ~50 km altitude (~1 atom and ~300K) for long-term observation and laboratory experiment over more than 8 months (Venus year). This will also serve as a preparation for future colonization. Considering Vega's nearly 1-month flight alre...
The Laputa mission deploys a sustainable floating platform in the Venus atmosphere at ~50 km altitude (~1 atom and ~300K) for long-term observation and laboratory experiment over more than 8 months (Venus year). [Solution] This will also serve as a preparation for future colonization. [Benefits] Considering Vega's near...
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A nuller interferometer for Exozodiacal Light detection
The proposed ExoLight mission would be the first spatial nulling interferometer. Its purpose is to demonstrate that such an instrument is actually doable thanks to the recently developed technologies, and especially photonics components. This technological demonstration will be achieved on astronomical targets with sci...
The proposed ExoLight mission would be the first spatial nulling interferometer. [Solution] Its purpose is to demonstrate that such an instrument is actually doable thanks to the recently developed technologies, and especially photonics components. [Analysis] This technological demonstration will be achieved on astrono...
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Mars Orbiter Radio science and Altimetry for CLimate Experiment (ORACLE)
A comprehensive knowledge of the Martian climate requires a better understanding of the formation and evolution of the polar caps. Accurate measurements of mass, volume, and composition of the seasonal polar deposits would enable a precise characterization of the surface-atmosphere interactions relevant to the carbon d...
A comprehensive knowledge of the Martian climate requires a better understanding of the formation and evolution of the polar caps. [Challenge] Accurate measurements of mass, volume, and composition of the seasonal polar deposits would enable a precise characterization of the surface-atmosphere interactions relevant to ...
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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning based predictions of Astronomical and Astrodynamics parameters
Artificial Intelligence and machine learning algorithms can be developed to make predictions of astronomical and astrodynamics parameters by leveraging the extensive amount of data already available from ESA's missions.  After a machine learning system is created and trained with existing data, the astronomical paramet...
Artificial Intelligence and machine learning algorithms can be developed to make predictions of astronomical and astrodynamics parameters by leveraging the extensive amount of data already available from ESA's missions. [Solution] After a machine learning system is created and trained with existing data, the astronomic...
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ExoCeres (Exobiology on Ceres)
Ceres was discovered in 1801 by Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi, and to date it is the only dwarf planet within the inner Solar System. The DAWN mission visited Ceres in 2015 and discovered the possibility of it being an "ocean world", but the only way to assess this is to send a lander to the surface.  Our mission ...
Ceres was discovered in 1801 by Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi [Context]. To date it is the only dwarf planet within the inner Solar System [Context]. The DAWN mission visited Ceres in 2015 and discovered the possibility of it being an "ocean world" [Context], but the only way to assess this is to send a lander to ...
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Relay Cubesat(s) for Gas and Ice Giant Entry Probe Missions
Recent CDF studies into missions to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune indicated a difficulty in relaying data from entry probes  in the atmosphere of the target planet. The entry probe is a vital mission element. Its mission duration is limited (60-120 minutes). Data sent from the probe is valuable and unique, as a f...
Recent CDF studies into missions to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune indicated a difficulty in relaying data from entry probes in the atmosphere of the target planet. [Challenge] The entry probe is a vital mission element. [Context] Its mission duration is limited (60-120 minutes). [Context] Data sent from the probe...
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