Dr. Pekka Janhunen

Dr. Pekka Janhunen (Research Manager, Finnish Meteorological Institute) is inventor of Coulomb drag propulsion technologies (electric sail and plasma brake). His background is space plasma physics (auroral physics, magnetospheric physics, simulations). He has authored over 160 peer-reviewed publications. He has also proposed a steam balloon concept for lifting rockets to stratosphere for easier launch, analysed large-scale habitation of Ceres orbit and done some research and coauthored a book on astrobiology. His Coulomb drag team at FMI is part of Academy of Finland's Centre of Excellence in Research of Sustainable Space.

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