Safran (France)

Mitigating aviation’s environmental impact through alternative fuels and cleaner engines

Lean-burn engines are designed to reduce emissions, and sustainable alternative fuels provide additional potential for lowering particle emissions. However, the magnitude of the benefits from these mitigation levers remains poorly constrained, limiting robust predictions of aviat...

Passive Back-Support Exoskeletons Reduce Cumulative Spinal Loading During Aeronautical Tasks

Effects of passive back-support exoskeletons (BSEs) on internal spinal loading during aeronautical tasks remain unclear. We quantified changes in L5/S1 compression force while 19 male participants performed representative aeronautical polishing and handling tasks (sustained flexe...

Leveraging existing electric propulsion capabilities for the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt

The Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA), scheduled for launch in 2028, will conduct an eight-year, multi-target tour of seven main-belt asteroids, requiring over 10 km/s total delta-v and operations out to 3 AU. To meet these demands, the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Sp...