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Tethered Systems in ADR: SatLeash Microgravity Experiment and Future Developments
Tethered space systems are becoming a very appealing research field in the last years. The main reason is that they offer a wide range …
Vincenzo Pesce, Andrea Bellanca, Paolo Lunghi, Michèle Lavagna
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The SatLeash Experiment: A Step Forward in Technology Development for Future Active Debris Removal Missions
The space community is nowadays well aware of the risks connected to space debris. For this reason, the research on this topic is very …
Vincenzo Pesce, Andrea Bellanca, Paolo Lunghi, Riccardo Benvenuto, Simone Flavio Rafano Carnà, Michèle Lavagna
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Wave Based Control Analysis and Experimental Validation for Reliable Space Transportation Applications
In the next future, space debris mitigation is going to become a critical issue. In one of the most possible active debris removal …
Andrea Bellanca, Vincenzo Pesce, Paolo Lunghi, Michèle Lavagna
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Tethered-Tugs for Active Debris Removal: Microgravity Experimental Validation of Dynamics and Control
The SatLeash experiment, flown on-board Novespace rqs Zero-G aircraft in the 65th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign in October/November …
Riccardo Benvenuto, Michèle Lavagna, Paolo Lunghi, Vincenzo Pesce, Andrea Bellanca, Simone Rafano Carnà, Ann Delahaye, Lukas Pfeiffer
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SatLeash - Parabolic Flight Validation of Tethered-Tugs Dynamics and Control for Reliable Space Transportation Applications
The SatLeash experiment investigates the dynamics and control of tow-tethers, for space transportation. Understanding tethered towing …
Vincenzo Pesce, Andrea Bellanca, Michèle Lavagna, Riccardo Benvenuto, Paolo Lunghi, Simone Flavio Rafano Carnà
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Parabolic Flight Experiment to Validate Tethered-Tugs Dynamics and Control for Reliable Space Transportation Applications
The Fly Your Thesis! programme of the European Space Agency’s Education Office offers university students the opportunity to conduct …
Riccardo Benvenuto, Paolo Lunghi, Vincenzo Pesce, Simone Flavio Rafano Carnà, Andrea Bellanca, Michèle Lavagna, Ann Delahaye, Joris Naudet, Lukas Pfeiffer
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