Rosario Pavone, SME4SPACE Secretary, presented with Davina Di Cara, Electric Propulsion Engineer at ESA, the “๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป” at the 6th ESA CubeSat Industry Days in Leiden, The Netherlands.
The handbook, a collaborative effort involving stakeholders across the supply chain, will serve as guidelines for CubeSat Propulsion developments, not just for ESA contracts but also for independent projects.
A Glimpse into the Handbook:
What to expect:
- Guidance and Recommendations: Clear guidelines on organizing and executing the engineering work essential for the development of CubeSat propulsion systems under ESA projects.
- Best Practices: Specific engineering best practices tailored for CubeSat missions, considering their unique characteristics compared to larger conventional ESA. This includes:
- Requirements Definition
- Design
- Analysis
- Inspection
- Testing Standards
- Material and Process Recommendations: Key insights into:
- Selection of Materials
- Processes and Components
- Propulsion Systems
- AIT Activities
- ESA Review Procedures
The creation of the handbook was a collective endeavour, spearheaded by an ESA internal Working Group of experts in CubeSat Propulsion and by SME4SPACE. This manual also integrates valuable contributions from numerous European CubeSat Propulsion companies (both suppliers and users). Inputs from the 2021 ESA Workshop on Propulsion4Cubesats also played an instrumental role.
Get Involved:
The handbook is available to space entities from ESA member states upon request. If you’d like a copy, please contact us at info@sme4space.org.
