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The Moon as an effective propellant source: A comprehensive exergy analysis from extraction to depotGallbrecht, M. M. (author), Cervone, A. (author), Vincent-Bonnieu, S. (author)Establishing a permanent lunar base has gained increasing attention since it offers opportunities for international cooperation and the commercialization of space, forming the foundation and testing ground for a human existence independent from Earth. Essential to future missions beyond cislunar space is the exploration and in situ processing...journal article 2024
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Giordano, A. (author), Cervone, A. (author)Interplanetary CubeSat missions are currently becoming more popular, with a significant number of recently planned missions. The context of this paper is a Mars mission, starting from a parking orbit around Earth: the adoption of a chemical propulsion system for the Earth-Mars transfer phase is investigated, considering the recent...journal article 2023
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Cervone, A. (author), Cordeiro Guerrieri, D. (author), de Athayde Costa e Silva, M. (author), Leverone, F.K. (author)Electrothermal propulsion can be seen as an intermediate concept between electrical and chemical propulsion. Propellant heating typically happens by means of a resistance (resistojet) or an electrical discharge (arcjet). For the extremely miniaturized applications that will be discussed in this chapter, resistojets are by far the most...book chapter 2022
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Nosseir, Ahmed E.S. (author), Cervone, A. (author), Pasini, Angelo (author)Current research trends have advanced the use of “green propellants” on a wide scale for spacecraft in various space missions; mainly for environmental sustainability and safety concerns. Small satellites, particularly micro and nanosatellites, evolved from passive planetary-orbiting to being able to perform active orbital operations that may...journal article 2021
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Nosseir, A.E.S. (author), Cervone, A. (author), Pasini, A (author)Innovation in small-satellite modern space missions and applications require propulsion capabilities to enable active operations in orbit, such as formation flying, rendezvous operations, orbital altitude & inclination changes, and orbital transfers,– generally, operations demanding high-thrust impulsive maneuvers. In addition, Green...conference paper 2020
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Cervone, A. (author), Zandbergen, B.T.C. (author), Cordeiro Guerrieri, D. (author), de Athayde Costa e Silva, M. (author), van Zeijl, H.W. (author)The aerospace industry is recently expressing a growing interest in green, safe and non-toxic propellants for the propulsion systems of the new generation of space vehicles, which is especially true in the case of Cubesat micro-propulsion systems. Demanding requirements are associated to the future missions and challenges offered by this class...journal article 2016