Dust growth experiments date back to the late 90s where the hit-and-stick behavior of µm-sized grains demonstrated a possible mechanism for grain growth inside the PPD. Later experiments on larger grains have shown that, at the relative velocities expected in the PPD, sticking upon collisions yields to bouncing and fragmentation. Figure 1 shows a dust Read More …
As part of a series of microgravity experiments to investigate the transitions between sticking, bouncing and fragmentation of colliding dust aggregates, the Suborbital Particle and Aggregation Experiment-2 (SPACE-2) is scheduled to fly on the Exos Aerospace SARGE vehicle in early 2018, gathering more dust collision data as well as testing components for an upcoming CubeSat Read More …
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Florida Space Institute (FSI) Exploration Rover Classifications FSI, together with Florida Space Grant Consortium (FSGC) and NASA, sponsor, manager, or support student led rover design projects, rover competitions, and rover projects. Projects range from small, backpack sized devices to those capable of carrying significant payloads (90 KG in 1G). It is no longer reasonable to Read More …