Inteplanetary Missions:▪Rosetta / Philae▪Mars Express

As cooperation between the Institute of Space Systems of the University of Stuttgart and the Surrey Space Centre of the University of Surrey“Spectroscopic Measurements of a Pulsed Plasma Thruster Operating with Copper Propellant” (in English)▪construction of a pulsed plasma thruster, ignition mechanism, data acquisition setup▪conducting measurements of the emission spectrum of the plasma plume▪determining plasma composition and plasma parameters

“Investigation of inertial electrostatic confinement devices to determine applicability as spacecraft propulsion system”▪construction of inertial electrostatic confinement devices▪building experimental setup▪developing and conducting suitable experiments