Riccardo Dipietro

First-year aerospace engineering student at the Polytechnical School of Turin. Creator and admin of gourmet_space_memes on Instagram

Articles: 9

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Clearspace-1: ESA and the space debris challenge

Rendering of the ClearSpace-1 spacecraft approaching the Vespa payload adapter. It will get hold of the piece of debris and safely dispose of it by deorbiting. Credits: ClearSpace SA

Space debris is a problem we can't allow to get out of hand. ESA aims at demonstrating a possible solution with the ClearSpace-1 mission. The spacecraft will grab a piece of debris and safely deorbit it

20/03/2023

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LauncherOne: Virgin’s unique ride to orbit

Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket during a captive carry test under the left wing of Cosmic Girl. Image credit: Virgin Orbit

LauncherOne, built by Virgin Orbit, is not just another smallsat launcher: the way it takes off is truly unique

13/02/2023

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Euclid: investigating the secrets of dark matter and dark energy

ESA's Euclid payload and service modules are joined at the Thales Alenia Space plant in Turin. The solar array/sunshield is visible on the right. Image credit: ESA

Dark matter and dark energy are great mysteries. ESA's Euclid mission is set to use advanced technology to collect valuable data on their nature

19/01/2023

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Robotic exploration: China has great plans

Chang'e 4 landed on the lunar farside, a first for China and the World. The image was taken by the Yutu 2 rover. Image credit: CNSA/CLEP

There are great plans for Chinese robotic exploration. Discover all about them now

08/12/2022