http://ec.europa.eu//research/index.cfm?pg=whatsnew en Wed, 22 May 2013 14:45:47 GMT http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=rss For more RSS news feeds click the link above. Wed, 22 May 2013 14:45:47 GMT http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=rss http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_12_04_19_en.html&item=Infocentre&artid=24634 A European team of researchers led by the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland has developed a prototype of a new, ultra-compact motor that will enable small satellites to journey beyond Earth's orbit. The objective of this new motor is to make space exploration less expensive. The result is an outcome of the MICROTHRUST ('Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based electric micropropulsion for small spacecraft to enable robotic space exploration and space science') project, which is supported under the Space Theme of the FP7, to the tune of EUR 1.9 million.]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2012-04-19:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_12_04_19_en.html&item=Infocentre&artid=24634