Planetary research
Maxon on Mars
The fascination with Mars continues unabated. Researchers are drawn again and again to the fourth planet in our solar system. Right now, another robotic mission is on its way to uncover the secrets of Mars. In addition, a helicopter is to fly on an alien world for the first time. Reason enough to dedicate the latest issue of Maxon Driven magazine to this topic.
With the help of several robotic missions, researchers have been able to draw astonishing conclusions about Mars over the last three decades. For example, that there was liquid water in the past, that the planet had a thin atmosphere and that even today there is still ice at the poles.
But was there once life on Mars? To answer this question, NASA is sending its Perseverance Rover to take soil samples that will later be brought back to Earth. Behind this task lies an incredible amount of preparation, hard work and state-of-the-art technology. The latest issue of Driven magazine, which is available now, provides some insights.
Readers learn how the BLDC motors that handle the valuable soil samples on Mars were developed in a year-long collaboration between drive specialist Maxon and space expert JPL. "Driven" introduces the people behind these drives. The magazine also talks in detail to the project manager of the first Mars helicopter.
Moon bases with 3D printing
You don't always need to fly all the way to Mars to find exciting space projects. This is demonstrated by the Swiss start-up ClearSpace, which is developing an ingenious system to capture and dispose of disused satellites. And the moon also has a place in the current driven issue. In the future, lunar bases will allow permanent colonization. But how will they be built? The answer: 3D printing.
Maxon's Driven magazine provides exciting reports, interviews and news about drive technology and is published in three languages. The current issue can be read online on the Maxon homepage and ordered free of charge as a print edition.
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