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X research in nuclear power: Between fusion and fission
23.02.21
X research in nuclear power: Between fusion and fission
March 11, 2021 will mark the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear accident, which occurred as a result of a tsunami following an earthquake on...
2001, A New Space Odyssey and entrepreneurship at l’X
Entrepreneurship
25.01.21
2001, A New Space Odyssey and entrepreneurship at l’X
The European Commission, under the impetus of the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, has identified space entrepreneurship...
A sponsorship to promote academic activites in the space field
Research
14.10.20
A sponsorship to promote academic activites in the space field
Thales Alenia Space and ArianeGroup inaugurate with the École polytechnique the « Espace: Sciences et Défis du Spatial » academic sponsorship program...
ThrustMe announces its first contract with the European Space Agency
Entrepreneurship
06.10.20
ThrustMe announces its first contract with the European Space Agency
ThrustMe has been awarded a contract from the European Space Agency to demonstrate the world’s first iodine electric propulsion system in space...
Understanding plasma thrusters instabilities
Research
01.07.20
Understanding plasma thrusters instabilities
Xenon plasma, gas mixture consisting of electrons, ions and atoms, is of real interest for space propulsion. By ejecting gas at a speed ten times...
Launch of the Solar Orbiter satellite
Research
10.02.20
Launch of the Solar Orbiter satellite
The Solar Orbiter satellite, before its integration into the Atlas V rocket. Credit: ESA The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter mission took off...