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[8p-PB2-14]Space Strategy Fund: Development of VLEO-related Technology
〇Masahito Tagawa1, Kumiko Yokota1, Hideyuki Usui1, Yohei Miyake1, Michio Okada2, Minoru Iwata3, Akitaka Yoshigoe4, Yasutaka Tsuda4, Junichiro Kamiya4, Yuko Morohashi4 (1.Kobe Univ., 2.Osaka Univ., 3.Kyushu Inst. Tech., 4.JAEA)
Keywords:
VLEO,Space Environment
Supported by the Space Strategic Fund, our group is working on a three-year project to develop technologies essential for VLEO satellite operations. The project covers three topics: (1) an air-breathing ion engine, (2) a hyperthermal molecular scattering measurement system and a VLEO computational wind tunnel, and (3) material degradation mitigation against ultra-high-density atomic oxygen. This presentation introduces the project's overall structure and highlights the parts leveraging molecular beam and vacuum technologies.