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Andris Slavinskis

ESTCube-LuNa: Thesis topics 2024

We offer thesis topics on E-sail, Communications, Navigation, Attitude and System Engineering in all study levels

3 min readApr 2, 2024

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ESTCube-LuNa: Thesis topics 2024

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Andris Slavinskis

ESTCube-LuNa: ESTCube Lunar Nanospacecraft attitude and navigation

ESTCube-LuNa operations in the Moon’s orbit require several novel developments in navigation, attitude determination, and spacecraft…

5 min readMar 27, 2024

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ESTCube-LuNa: ESTCube Lunar Nanospacecraft attitude and navigation

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Andris Slavinskis

ESTCube-LuNa E-sail experiments

ESTCube Lunar Nanospacecraft electric solar wind sail experiment designs

4 min readFeb 28, 2024

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ESTCube-LuNa E-sail experiments

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Andris Slavinskis

ESTCube-LuNa mission video

Electric Sail Test Cube — Lunar Nanospacecraft mission video

2 min readFeb 21, 2024

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ESTCube-LuNa mission video

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Andris Slavinskis

Electric Sail Test Cube lunar nanospacecraft: first solar-wind propulsion experiment mission design

The ESTCube lunar nanospacecraft will perform the first electric solar wind sail experiment — demonstration of a new propulsion system

6 min readMay 31, 2023

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Electric Sail Test Cube lunar nanospacecraft: first solar-wind propulsion experiment mission design

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Andris Slavinskis

ESTCube attitude

The ESTCube attitude is an important part of electric sail demonstration missions.

9 min readJan 25, 2023

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ESTCube attitude

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Andris Slavinskis

Öpik–Oort cloud Comet Interceptor and its OPIC instrument

Comet Interceptor will be the first spacecraft to visit a truly pristine comet that is only just starting its journey towards the Sun

11 min readJan 4, 2023

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Öpik–Oort cloud Comet Interceptor and its OPIC instrument

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Andris Slavinskis

Imagine Star Trek

What are the engineering and scientific possibilities of building an interstellar spaceship whose main purpose is to reach a star?

7 min readNov 30, 2022

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Imagine Star Trek

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Andris Slavinskis

Deep-space nanospacecraft: the challenges of bringing cubesats to interplanetary space

When designing cubesats for interplanetary missions, we have to rethink the communications, navigation and control of future nanospacecraft

5 min readAug 24, 2022

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Deep-space nanospacecraft: the challenges of bringing cubesats to interplanetary space

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Saimoon Quazi

Simulating the Moon, from the comfort of home

Photorealistic lunar rover development in ULYSSES, UniversaL phYsics-based Solar System Exploration rover Simulator

8 min readJul 20, 2022

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Simulating the Moon, from the comfort of home

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The Space Travel Blog is a space science and technology publication aimed at a general audience. The blog covers topics ranging from small satellite development and space startups to interplanetary science missions and terrestrial applications.
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Andris Slavinskis
Associate professor | UT Tartu Observatory | andris.space | @andris_space
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MSc in biology, engineer in Tartu Uni Observatory and working on becoming an actual astrobiologist.
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