The concept of the OOS of spacecraft can be traced back to the 1960s, when the main focus
was on providing the necessary maintenance to advance the lifetime of spacecraft and …

Background The food manufacturing industry faces increasing challenges such as
escalating demands for quality and traceability, labor shortages, and rising operational …

The in-depth analysis concerning application of microfluidic instruments for space biology
research is presented. The article focuses on recently investigated key scientific fields, ie …

Have you ever wondered how NASA designs, builds, and tests spacecrafts and hardware for
space? How is it that wildly successful programs such as the Mars Exploration Rovers could …

A taxonomy of planetary exploration rovers is presented, followed by a review of systems
used in missions and in an experimental phase. The baseline design emerges as four or six …

The idea of living in Space is more and more a highly topical question. Orbital stations, the
Moon, Mars are new possible lands for living, but to reach this goal, new advanced materials …

A novel combination of ground-based and flight tests was employed to examine the
reliability of capacitive radio-frequency microelectromechanical switches for use in space …

For decades, the dream of unfettered space travel, free from the constraints of traditional
chemical rockets, has captivated humanity's imagination. The realization of an interstellar …

Free-flying robots are considered a valuable and emerging tool to support astronauts in their
daily tasks in space facilities. This work presents the design and development of a free-flying …

Nanosatellites are small satellites used in space missions. In order to reach the aims of the
missions, special high tech equipment such as small manipulators is used in nanosatellites …