Explore space using swarms of tiny satellites

I Levchenko, M Keidar, J Cantrell, YL Wu, H Kuninaka… - 2018 - nature.com
I Levchenko, M Keidar, J Cantrell, YL Wu, H Kuninaka, K Bazaka, S Xu
2018nature.com
… Here we highlight three ways in which space technology needs to advance. Costs must
be slashed; … Before we blast thousands of small satellites or interplanetary probes into
space, we must ensure that they will keep working. A swarm of unreliable satellites faulting
like bulbs in a string of lights would hardly be efficient. Longevity is crucial for colonizing the
Moon and Mars, where equipment failure might mean life or death. …
Sand-grain-sized computers, self-healing materials and constellations of craft would reboot our reach, explain Igor Levchenko, Michael Keidar and colleagues.
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