Imagine Reaching The Moon Using Only A Fraction Of A
Liter Of Fuel. With Its Ion Engine, Micro Thrust, EPFL Researchers And Their European
Partners Make This A Reality And Opened A New Era Of Space Exploration At Low
Cost. The Complete Thruster Weighs Only A Few Hundred Grams And Is Specifically
Designed To Power Small (1-100 Kg) Satellite, Which Allows It To Change The
Orbit Around The Earth And Even Travel To More Distant Destinations - Generally
Functions Are Only Possible For Large, Expensive Spacecraft. The Prototype
Which Has Just Appeared To Be Used On A Clean Space, A Satellite Being
Developed At EPFL, Which Is Designed To Clean Up Space Debris, And OLFAR, A
Swarm Of Dutch Nano Satellite That Will Record Very Weak Radio Signals
-Frequency Extreme Side Of The Moon.
