Light‑Driven Propulsion of Graphene Aerogels in Microgravity
and a delayed thrust peak ≈11 µN at ≈0.08 s. Removing weight and normal-force friction, therefore, markedly amplifies optically induced forces in these ultralow-density networks. By directly quantifying distance, velocity, and transient thrust across gravitational regimes, our study establishes performance benchmarks for light-driven propulsion using graphene aerogels in microgravity environments.
Authors
- Basel Altawil
- Omar Alsuwaidi
- Yarjan Abdul Samad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9323-4807)
- Claire Perfetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3191-7084)
- Marco Braibanti
- Carlo Saverio Iorio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0952-0064)
- Rami Elkaffas
- Sean Swei
- Shanavas Shajahan
- Afnan Almubashir
- Omnia Khattab
Institutions
- Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE)
- Khalifa University of Science and Technology (AE)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Bridge University (SS)
- Applied Graphene Materials (United Kingdom) (GB)
- European Space Research and Technology Centre (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Science
- Published
- 2026-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.75050
- Primary Topic
- Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00