As one of EU´s major undertakings in electric space propulsion the project GIESEPP has reached its end in 2021.
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Question by webinar participants answered by GIESEPP MP experts
Our first webinar took place on 17.11.2021. During registration we received 17 questions from webinar participants. It took our experts some time to answer all the questions.
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Presentation from webinar 17.11.2021 organised by Horizon 2020 project GIESEPP MP in collaboration with Switch to Space & YouSpace and Horizon 2020 project AETHER.
Continue readingWebinar: Electric Space Propulsion and Career Opportunities in Europe
The first webinar organised by Horizon 2020 project GIESEPP MP on Electric propulsion and career opportunities in Europe (17.11.2021)
Continue readingBackground information about Electric Propulsion (EP)
Electric propulsion is currently considered by all space actors as a key and revolutionary technology for the next generations of commercial and scientific satellites. This increasing interest is associated with massive mass savings, lower costs, improved efficiency, as well as lower pollution.
Electric propulsion has been studied, developed and tested for several decades but it has not been widely employed in Western space missions until recently, partly due to the unavailability of sufficient electrical power on board the spacecraft. The new technical achievements and increasing levels of electrical power on new developed spacecraft make electric propulsion a very attractive and often superior alternative to chemical propulsion in space.
There are various applications which currently make or will may make use of Electric Propulsion Systems in the future such as Earth Observation, Earth science, navigation, telecommunications as well as space exploration missions.
Electric propulsion offers major improvements in fuel efficiency, enabling dramatic weight and volume savings which leads to significantly lower launch costs.
GIESEPP MP participates at 11th EASN Virtual Conference
The presentation during the conference was given by the project coordinator Cyril Dietz (ArianeGroup´s Product Line Manager for Electric Propulsion).
Continue readingGIESEPP MP at 11th EASN International Conference
The COVID pandemic has still a significant impact on the implementation of in-person gatherings throughout Europe. Thus, the BoD of the EASN Association has decided to transform the 11th EASN International Conference from an in-person to a fully virtual event!
The 11th EASN International Conference on “Innovation in Aviation & Space to the Satisfaction of the European Citizens”, will take place online from the 1st until the 3rd of September 2021.
The topics of the 11th EASN International Conference include but are not limited to:
- Aerostructures: Manufacturing
- Aerostructures: Materials
- Flight Physics
- Propulsion
- Small Air Transport (SAT) Technologies
- Avionics, Systems & Equipment
- Air Traffic Management & Airports
- Human Factors
- Innovative Concepts & Scenarios
- Industry 4.0 & Factories of the Future
- Space Technologies
- Space Applications and Operations
- Space Policies
- ecoDESIGN and Sustainable Productivity
- Safety, Regulation and Standards
- Synergies and Technology Transfer with the Automotive Industry
- European Policy Actions in the Field of Aviation & Space
GIESEPP MP project together with other Horizon 2020 projects – iFact, EDDA and NEMESIS.
Will be present at this conference! Join us on 3rd September at 10:45, Room 2!
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Electric propulsion test facilities
The dedicated electric propulsion test facility at Lampoldshausen has been designed to efficiently run Electric Propulsion thruster acceptance and qualification tests including performance, thermal vacuum and beam diagnostic tests.
Continue readingArianeGroup – Project Coordinator and Gridded-Ion-Thruster Experts
The project GIESEPP MP partner ArianeGroup has an impressive heritage and impressive portfolio in the field of spacecraft and launch vehicle propulsion.
Continue readingMilestone – Decision Key Point on Requirements
With a slightly modified setup compared to GIESEPP, the GIESEPP MP consortium has performed several tasks during the first months of the project.
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