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What do solar power satellites, systems that transform astronaut sewage into fuel and huge sails to propel spacecraft through space have in common? They can all be found among the topics of the 108 research and development activities funded by ESA's Discovery & Preparation programme between May and December 2021.
ESA set up the Open Space Innovation Platform (OSIP) to discover and invest in new unconventional ideas that could greatly benefit and advance European space industry and academia.
In this article, the minds behind four of the projects funded between May and December tell us about their projects, motivations and goals, as well as how ESA Discovery funding is helping them take their activity to the next level.