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SUMMARY:Electric Propulsion Research Activities at ESA
DESCRIPTION:The high specific impulse of Electric propulsion systems reduce
 s the amount of propellant required to perform an operation in space. Thes
 e savings will allow space projects to use smaller launches or increasing 
 the payload.\nIn the commercial arena (telecommunication and constellation
 s space missions)\, the strong competition among satellite manufacturers i
 s a major driver for advancements in the area of electric propulsion\, whe
 re increasing better performance together with low prices are required. Fu
 rthermore\, new scientific and Earth observation missions dictate new chal
 lenging requirements for propulsion systems and components based on advanc
 ed technologies such as microNewton thrusters. Moreover\, new interplaneta
 ry missions in the frame of exploration will require sophisticated propuls
 ion systems to reach planets such as Mercury or Mars and in some cases bri
 ng back to Earth samples from these planets. Space tugs\, de-orbiting tugs
  and re-fuelling spacecraft will make also use of Electric Propulsion. Fin
 ally\, Electric Propulsion systems will be used by the future EVO Galileo 
 programme to perform orbit raising manoeuvres. Furthermore Cubesat electri
 c propulsion systems will enable new missions.\nESA is currently involved 
 in activities related to spacecraft electric propulsion\, from the basic r
 esearch and development of conventional and new concepts to the manufactur
 ing\, Testing and flight control of the propulsion subsystems of several E
 uropean satellites. The exploitation of the flight experience is also an i
 mportant activity at ESA that will help mission designers to implement the
  lessons learnt to the development of these new propulsion systems. ESA mi
 ssions such as Artemis\, Smart-1\, GOCE\, Alphabus and Small-GEO\, Bepi Co
 lombo have paved the way for the use of electric propulsion in future ESA 
 missions: Neosat\, Electra\, Mars Sample Return\, LISA etc.\nAbout the Spa
 ce Engineering Seminar Series\nThe Space Engineering Seminar Series\, hos
 ted by the Department of Aeronautics\, are a series of talks by internat
 ionally renowned academics covering a broad range of topics on the theme o
 f spacecraft engineering.
URL:https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/145791/electric-propulsion-research-a
 ctivities-at-esa/
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