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Video: TMRO Orbit 10.16 – A new way to orient spacecraft: Reaction Spheres

The latest TMRO.tv program: A new way to orient spacecraft: Reaction Spheres – Orbit 10.16  – 

Emory Stagmer joins us once again to talk about his patented invention: Reaction Spheres. This is a new way to orient spacecrafts beyond using traditional reaction wheels.

Space news topics:

Next Pluto mission already in the works
Ukrainian Rocket to launch from Canada
Gravitational Wave testbed repurposed to find comet dust
Tianzhou paves way for Chinese Space Station
Peggy Whitson sets US space endurance record
GLXP Update: SpaceIL Delay & New Astrobotic Project

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Video: TMRO Orbit 10.14 – “The small ion thruster that could change space travel”

The latest TMRO.tv program is now available: The small Ion thruster that could change space travel – Orbit 10.14 – TMRO

Natalya Bailey the Founder & CEO of Accion Systems joins us to talk about their very small yet incredibly powerful take on Ion thrusters. As these get closer to their theoretical maximum thrust, just a couple of the tiny units could perform all of the ISS station keeping needs! Or even send humans to Mars!

Space news topics:

* Potential habitability in Europa and Enceladus
* Update on French Guiana Blockade
* Atlas V aims for Tuesday Cygnus launch
* NASA presents Deep Space Gateway and more SLS missions
* Mars InSight seismometer passes major test

TMRO is viewer supported:

TMRO:Space is a crowd funded show. If you like this episode consider contributing to help us to continue to improve. Head over to http://www.patreon.com/tmro for information, goals and reward levels.