After years of studying I finally received my MSc degree in Aerospace Engineering
MSc Thesis: Lunar Transfer Optimization for OLFAR
Finally, I became an Aerospace Engineer You can find my MSc thesis in pdf-format by clicking the link below: MSc Thesis Martin Ganeff (pdf)
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New report: ‘OLFAR Lunar Transfer Optimization’
My MSc Literature Survey about optimizing a Lunar transfer trajectory is finally available online. It can be found in the Astrodynamics Knowledgebase. Read the report
The Engine Burns Blue
This image shows a cutting-edge solar-electric propulsion thruster in development at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., that uses xenon ions for propulsion. An earlier version of this solar-electric propulsion engine has been flying on NASA’s Dawn mission to the asteroid belt. This engine is being considered as part of the Asteroid Initiative, a proposal to robotically capture a small near-Earth asteroid and redirect it safely to a stable orbit in the Earth-moon system where astronauts can visit and explore it. This image was taken through a porthole in a vacuum chamber at JPL where the ion engine is being tested. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Source: NASA Image of the day
Living in space
As Luca Parmitano’s launch approaches, ESA Euronews looks at life aboard the International Space Station
Source: ESA Top News
NASA Statement on Space Technology Meetings in Europe
The following is a statement from NASA’s associate administrator for space technology, Michael Gazarik, about his meetings this week in Europe to discuss potential cooperation on development of space technologies that will enable NASA’s future missions. These include the asteroid initiative announced in the president’s fiscal year 2014 budget proposal.
Source: NASA Breaking News
Earth from Space: Kazakh treasure
Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. In the sixty-sixth edition, we discover why the Kazakh region of Mangistau is sometimes called the ‘treasure peninsula’.
See also ESA – Observing the Earth – Earth from Space: Kazakh treasure to download the image.
Source: ESA Top Multimedia
NASA Education Offers Summer of Innovation 'Mini-Awards'
NASA’s Summer of Innovation project is accepting proposals through Monday, June 10, from organizations that want to offer students science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) educational experiences this summer.
Source: NASA Breaking News
NASA'S Hubble Space Telescope Reveals the Ring Nebula's True Shape
The Ring Nebula’s distinctive shape makes it a popular illustration for astronomy books. But new observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of the glowing gas shroud around an old, dying, sun-like star reveal a new twist.
Source: NASA Breaking News
Vega VV02 liftoff
This time-lapse shows the final countdown, the rollback of the mobile gantry and the second liftoff of Europe’s new, small launcher Vega on 7 May 2013 (CEST) from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
Credits line: ESA/ZETAPRESS-S. Corvaja, M. Pedoussaut, P. Rebaudo.
Source: ESA Top Multimedia
Pavlof Volcano From Station
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) photographed this striking view of Pavlof Volcano on May 18, 2013. The oblique perspective from the ISS reveals the three dimensional structure of the ash plume, which is often obscured by the top-down view of most remote sensing satellites. Situated in the Aleutian Arc about 625 miles (1,000 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage, Pavlof began erupting on May 13, 2013. The volcano jetted lava into the air and spewed an ash cloud 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) high. When photograph ISS036-E-2105 (top) was taken, the space station was about 475 miles south-southeast of the volcano (49.1° North latitude, 157.4° West longitude). The volcanic plume extended southeastward over the North Pacific Ocean. Image Credit: NASA
Source: NASA Image of the day