Outputs (6)

Planetary sunshade for solar geoengineering: Preliminary design of a precursor system and mission (2025)
Journal Article
Coco, M., Matonti, C. L., Cappelletti, C., Chesley, B., Fuglesang, C., Governale, G., Pushparaj, N., Romano, M., Tibert, G., & Wilk, L. (2025). Planetary sunshade for solar geoengineering: Preliminary design of a precursor system and mission. Acta Astronautica, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.05.031

The increasing urgency of climate change mitigation necessitates innovative solutions beyond terrestrial efforts. Space-based solar geoengineering - particularly a Planetary Sunshade System (PSS) positioned near the photo-gravitational equilibrium po... Read More about Planetary sunshade for solar geoengineering: Preliminary design of a precursor system and mission.

Use of the Earth-Moon Lagrange Points for Improving Lunar Navigation Performance (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cormier, L., Pushparaj, N., Blunt, P., & Cappelletti, C. (2025, January). Use of the Earth-Moon Lagrange Points for Improving Lunar Navigation Performance. Presented at 7ᵗʰ Winter Satellite Workshop with Remote Sensing Days and Space Science Workshop, Espoo Dipoli, Finland

From Classroom to Orbit: NottSpace’s Pathway to Practical Skills in Space Technology (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pushparaj, N., & Cappelletti, C. (2025, January). From Classroom to Orbit: NottSpace’s Pathway to Practical Skills in Space Technology. Presented at 7ᵗʰ Winter Satellite Workshop with Remote Sensing Days and Space Science Workshop, Espoo Dipoli, Finland

Real-Time Contrail Monitoring and Mitigation Using CubeSat Constellations (2024)
Journal Article
Pushparaj, N., Cormier, L., Cappelletti, C., & Portapas, V. (2024). Real-Time Contrail Monitoring and Mitigation Using CubeSat Constellations. Atmosphere, 15(12), Article 1543. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15121543

Contrails, or condensation trails, left by aircraft, significantly contribute to global warming by trapping heat in the Earth’s atmosphere. Despite their critical role in climate dynamics, the environmental impact of contrails remains underexplored.... Read More about Real-Time Contrail Monitoring and Mitigation Using CubeSat Constellations.

Preliminary Design of a GNSS Interference Mapping CubeSat Mission: JamSail (2024)
Journal Article
Cormier, L., Yousif, T., Thompson, S., Arcia Gil, A., Pushparaj, N., Blunt, P., & Cappelletti, C. (2024). Preliminary Design of a GNSS Interference Mapping CubeSat Mission: JamSail. Aerospace, 11(11), Article 901. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11110901

The JamSail mission is an educational CubeSat aiming to design, develop, and demonstrate two new technologies on a small satellite, tentatively scheduled for launch no earlier than 2026. When launched, JamSail will demonstrate the functionality of tw... Read More about Preliminary Design of a GNSS Interference Mapping CubeSat Mission: JamSail.

Breaking the Cycle: Novel Capture Mechanisms for Active Space Debris Removal (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taggart, A., Harris, J., Pushparaj, N., & Cappelletti, C. (2023, October). Breaking the Cycle: Novel Capture Mechanisms for Active Space Debris Removal. Presented at 74th International Astronautical Congress. Symposium A6. 21st IAA SYMPOSIUM ON SPACE DEBRIS, Baku, Azerbaijan

Since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, over 6000 rockets and more than 11,300 satellites have been launched into space, resulting in a high number of artificial space debris in orbit around Earth. Of this debris, there are over one million objects be... Read More about Breaking the Cycle: Novel Capture Mechanisms for Active Space Debris Removal.