Why Redundancy is Important in Spacecraft Power Systems

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Space can be an unforgiving environment that challenges spacecraft to operate reliably for extended missions. Engineers develop power systems with redundancy in mind to reduce system failure risk that might jeopardize a mission. The main EPS inverters utilize 30 V DC from the maneuver booster regulator and convert it to the 2.4 kHz square wave…

Spacecraft Propulsion Systems

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Propulsion systems play an essential role in any mission’s success, enabling spacecraft probes to change their velocity in space and, if needed, escape Earth’s gravity. Spacecraft thrust is determined by the rate of acceleration. Due to conservation of momentum, small accelerations applied over a longer time can generate equal force as greater forces applied quickly….