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Interlune replicates 15,000 years of solar wind in four hours to create helium-bearing lunar soil simulant
Interlune, a Seattle space-resources startup, synthesized gas-bearing lunar soil on Earth by bombarding ilmenite with accelerated helium plasma, replicating 15,000 years of solar wind exposure in a four-hour process. The lab-made simulant traps helium with release temperatures matching Apollo samples and will be used to test Interlune's lower-power Harvesting System and offered to other organizations.
Zenno Astronautics' 3,500 A·m² Superconducting Supertorquer Cleared for Flight on Portal Space Systems' Starburst-1
Zenno Astronautics' superconducting Supertorquer, a propellant-free magnetic attitude control system producing up to 3,500 A·m², is integrated on Portal Space Systems' Starburst-1 and in final qualification ahead of flight. The Starburst-1 mission will demonstrate rendezvous, rapid retasking and orbital change over a year and validate subsystems for Portal's larger Supernova vehicle.
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Kevin Weil Executive, Former Vice President of OpenAI for Science, Vice President
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Vijaye Raji Executive, CTO of Applications
