Multi-purpose experimental test-bed for space and planetary exploration

The paper presents an experimental facility built through the collaboration among professors and students of Sapienza for experimental activities concerning the space and planetary exploration and On-Orbit Servicing. The work describes some characteristics of the test-bed and gives a brief description of experimental results for the navigation landing and the lunar rover navigation

Divertor Tokamak Test facility project: status of design and implementation

An overview is presented of the progress since 2021 in the construction and scientific programme preparation of the Divertor Tokamak Test (DTT) facility. Licensing for building construction has been granted at the end of 2021. Licensing for Cat. A radiologic source has been also granted in 2022. The construction of the toroidal field magnet system is progressing. The prototype of the 170 GHz gyrotron has been produced and it is now under test on the FALCON facility. The design of the vacuum vessel, the poloidal field coils and the civil infrastructures has been completed. The shape of the first DTT divertor has been agreed with EUROfusion to test different plasma and exhaust scenarios: single null, double null, X-divertor and negative triangularity plasmas. A detailed research plan is being elaborated with the involvement of the EUROfusion laboratories