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A new Icarus paper on modelling asteroid ejecta clouds

Mirko Trisolini — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 14:37:00 +0000

The new paper on modelling asteroid ejecta clouds published in Icarus by Mirko Trisolini, Camilla Colombo and Yuichi Tsuda is out! In this work, we propose a new statistical formulation to model ejecta generated by artificial impacts onto asteroid surfaces. The work focuses on a novel framework with which we can have a modular description… Read More »A new Icarus paper on modelling asteroid ejecta clouds

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New paper about asteroid sample collection in Acta Astronautica

Mirko Trisolini — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 13:31:00 +0000

We have published a new original paper about asteroid sample collection missions in Acta Astronautica. This work shows an in-depth analysis to find the best targets for in-orbit sample collection missions. To do so, we focus on the macroscopic properties of the asteroids (i.e., density and size) and analyse a series of possible materials. In… Read More »New paper about asteroid sample collection in Acta Astronautica

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CRADLE at the 2nd International Stardust Conference

Mirko Trisolini — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:52:00 +0000

Mirko Trisolini presented his latest work on the project CRADLE at the 2nd International Stardust Conference. The work shows how the particles ejected after an impact move around the asteroids and how their behaviour can be modelled as a fluid. We can exploit this type of modelling to guide the spacecraft through areas with higher… Read More »CRADLE at the 2nd International Stardust Conference

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CRADLE at the 73rd International Astronautical Congress

Mirko Trisolini — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:27:00 +0000

Mirko Trisolini presented the CRADLE project at the 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Paris. He shared his latest results with a crowd of space enthusiasts from all over the world that meet each year for the IAC, the largest conference for space applications. At this year’s IAC, Mirko presented his work on the study… Read More »CRADLE at the 73rd International Astronautical Congress

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CRADLE at the 32nd JAXA Workshop on Astrodynamics

Mirko Trisolini — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 03:25:16 +0000

On the 26th of July, I presented the latest results of the CRADLE project at the 32nd JAXA Workshop on Astrodynamics and Flight Mechanics. The workshop is held every year at the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) site in Sagamihara. It is organised by Professor Yuichi Tsuda, the project manager of the historic mission Hayabusa2.… Read More »CRADLE at the 32nd JAXA Workshop on Astrodynamics

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CRADLE is in Japan!

Mirko Trisolini — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 07:26:13 +0000

After the long-lasting travel restriction of Japan due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the CRADLE project is finally in Japan! The next nine moths will allow an intense and fruitful collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Since the beginning of March 2022, the Japanese government has relaxed the entry restrictions. Therefore Dr. Trisolini, in… Read More »CRADLE is in Japan!

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Journal of Space Safety Engineering paper on HEO spacecraft disposal and demise is out!

Mirko Trisolini — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 07:05:11 +0000

The disposal and demise of spacecraft in Highly Elliptical Orbits (HEO) is studied in the latest paper in the Journal of Space Safety Engineering by our student Christian Fusaro, supervised by Mirko Trisolini and Camilla Colombo. Specific attention is given to the interface between the long-term end-of-life predictions and the detailed analysis of the destructive… Read More »Journal of Space Safety Engineering paper on HEO spacecraft disposal and demise is out!

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CRADLE at the 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum

Mirko Trisolini — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:54:18 +0000

I presented the latest results of the CRADLE Project at the 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition, held in San Diego, California, between the 3rd and 7th of January 2022. The AIAA SciTech Forum is a major appointment in the space agenda and the biggest conference about aerospace on US soil. It was a great… Read More »CRADLE at the 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum

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CRADLE at the 72nd IAC

Mirko Trisolini — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 16:48:32 +0000

The latest results of the CRADLE Project were presented at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC), held in Dubai between the 25th and 29th of October 2021. The IAC is one of the most important events of the year for the space community. Space enthusiasts from all over the world gather together for an intense… Read More »CRADLE at the 72nd IAC

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Latest presentation at 11th IAASS Conference

Mirko Trisolini — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:45:36 +0000

Our Master student Christian Fusaro presented the latest results of his thesis at the 11th IAASS Conference on Space Safety. His work was part of the ERC Project COMPASS and focused on interfacing the long-term propagation and the destructive re-entry analysis for re-entry prediction and demisability analysis. He specifically analysed the re-entry of satellites in… Read More »Latest presentation at 11th IAASS Conference

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