andrea colagrossi

Born in Viterbo but I live in Milano. Space Engineer. Passionate for motorbikes and rock'n'roll. Photographer and Drummer.

[Department of Aerospace Science & Technology @daer_polimi]

Can AI enable spacecraft to autonomously detect & repair damage?
This research takes a critical step toward self-healing space systems—integrating AI-driven diagnostics in spacecraft GNC systems.
🔍Explore the future of resilient autonomous spacecraft:
📰 https://t.co/ARksrFEaF1

[D-Orbit @D_Orbit]

📢 The 17th mission of our ION Satellite Carrier is about to launch! ION SCV Marvelous Mathias has been integrated aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and is ready to lift off to space as part of the Transporter-13 mission. 👇

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Targeting Friday, March 14 for a Falcon 9 launch of the Transporter-13 mission from Space Launch Complex 4E in California → https://t.co/afM5y8nBPg

[Department of Aerospace Science & Technology @daer_polimi]

Lost signal? 📡📶 No problem.
Discover how a novel GNSS/INS & Kalman filter integration keeps spacecraft on track—even during GNSS outages or sensor failures.
📰 #researchPaper at https://t.co/c8P9GWI0Fk
#SpaceTech #OrbitDetermination
@andre_cola

[Department of Aerospace Science & Technology @daer_polimi]

How to test the GNC subsystem of a CubeSat?
How to do it while in-orbit?
These and more questions will be addressed by Dr. Joseph Thompson from @UCD_Cspace @ucddublin in his #DAERseminar
📅Next Tuesday, June 18
🕥from 10:00 to 17:00
#PhDAER @aidaaitaly
👉https://t.co/2Jw37kROmN

[andrea colagrossi @andre_cola]

Exciting papers are welcomed! @Aerospace_MDPI @AerospacePoliMI

#spacecraftdesign #satellitesystems #verification #testing #inorbittesting #spacecraftoperations #onboardsoftware #hardwareintheloop #digitaltwin #operationalefficiency #autonomousspacecraft #softwareautomation

[Aerospace MDPI @Aerospace_MDPI]

🔔 🛩 We are very delighted to invite you to contribute your papers to this new special issue of @Aerospace_MDPI .

📔 📔Special Issue Title: "From Satellite Systems Design, Verification and Testing to Spacecraft Operations"

More info:🔗 https://t.co/NZlENcyqYH

[Department of Aerospace Science & Technology @daer_polimi]

In case of hard system constraints and stringent scientific requirements, an effective sensor architecture is crucial for accurate full-attitude determination. The HERMES case is presented in paper by @andre_cola and Michèle Lavagna.
👉https://t.co/4B0ixIREQS @ASTRAteamPoliMi

[Department of Aerospace Science & Technology @daer_polimi]

Spacecraft reaction wheels require frequently dumping out the stored angular momentum, reducing the available time for nominal operations. A new method to solve this problem has been proposed by our @andre_cola
📖Check it out here: https://t.co/nBNUhVC6gs
@ASTRAteamPoliMi

[Aerospace MDPI @Aerospace_MDPI]

📚👏#Highly_Cited_Article in #Aerospace
📌"#Fault Tolerant Attitude and #Orbit Determination System for Small #Satellite Platforms"
👔By Andrea Colagrossi and Michèle Lavagna. @polimi @MDPIEngineering
#On-board Sensor
#failure_detection
👇Read via https://t.co/O7RrB45Cap

[Department of Aerospace Science & Technology @daer_polimi]

An ISRU process to produce water on the Moon's surface was successfully demonstrated at @AerospacePoliMI in 2020.
A #researchPaper describing how this was accomplished is now available online.
📖Please, check this out at https://t.co/PtRxGI352h
@ASTRAteamPoliMi #moonExploration

[Planetary and Space Science @PSS_Journal]

Terrestrial demonstrator for a low-temperature carbothermal reduction process on lunar regolith simulant: Design and AIV activities https://t.co/NnTjFkDQbP

[Department of Aerospace Science & Technology @daer_polimi]

Great editorial achievement for our researchers @andre_cola & @SteSilvestrini9. The book
Modern Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation, and Control - From System Modeling to AI and Innovative Applications
is finally available🌍
👉https://t.co/FzDa5sQeqT
@ASTRAteamPoliMi @ElsevierConnect

[andrea colagrossi @andre_cola]

So excited to announce this editorial achievement worldwide, hoping you will find it useful for your #Spacecraft #GNC #AOCS studies and careers!

https://t.co/0P4aPecAq4

@ElsevierConnect @ElsevierNews

[ASTRA Team @ASTRAteamPoliMi]

The latest book on modern Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation and Control has been just published worldwide by @ElsevierConnect, and it has been edited and authored by ASTRA researchers!

Check it out https://t.co/ssyfg6UaDE

@andre_cola @SteSilvestrini9

#Space #GNC #Engineering

[Algorithms MDPI @Algorithms_MDPI]

A #SpacecraftAttitudeDetermination and #ControlAlgorithm for #SolarArraysPointing Leveraging Sun Angle and Angular Rates Measurements
https://t.co/hPfPbF5QHK

[andrea colagrossi @andre_cola]

It is incredible that we made it!
Two full years of hard work, with an extreme final rush of a few months …
The work was shared with two best friends and colleagues.
For the results, stay tuned … in the next months you will see!
#ModernSpacecraftGNC #friendship #space #Elsevier

[andrea colagrossi @andre_cola]

The best is yet to come! @ASTRAteamPoliMi

[ASTRA Team @ASTRAteamPoliMi]

Things are ramping-up! The clean room where the six #CubeSat of the #HERMESpathfinder project are going to be integrated in the next months is ready! @AerospacePoliMI @mediainaf
Project info at: https://t.co/6z7wOhkLHF

[andrea colagrossi @andre_cola]

@ASTRAteamPoliMi @AerospacePoliMI @mediainaf Great!

[andrea colagrossi @andre_cola]

The best is yet to come!

[andrea colagrossi @andre_cola]

@ASTRAteamPoliMi @AerospacePoliMI @mediainaf Waiting for the next steps!

[Department of Aerospace Science & Technology @daer_polimi]

Are you interested in understanding what a spacecraft would do if a sensor fails while on orbit? A fault tolerant attitude and orbit determination system for small satellite platforms is presented in the new article by @andre_cola and M. Lavagna. https://t.co/D9WANxYzWH