Packing up at the Canaima drill site: Sols 3626-3627
Wednesday, 19 October 2022 12:06
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 19, 2022
Curiosity is focused on wrapping up the drill campaign at the Canaima site before hitting the road again. Curiosity started out with an unexpected 10% surplus in energy known as a "power gift." This two-sol plan will allow Curiosity to complete the Canaima drilling activities before driving away along the Mount Sharp Ascent Route (MSAR).
One planned activity is to analyze the Canaima drill
Curiosity is focused on wrapping up the drill campaign at the Canaima site before hitting the road again. Curiosity started out with an unexpected 10% surplus in energy known as a "power gift." This two-sol plan will allow Curiosity to complete the Canaima drilling activities before driving away along the Mount Sharp Ascent Route (MSAR).
One planned activity is to analyze the Canaima drill Climate change to increase lifetime of space pollution
Wednesday, 19 October 2022 12:06
London, UK (SPX) Oct 19, 2022
Increasing levels of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere will result in a long-term decline in air density at high altitudes, according to new research from British Antarctic Survey. Such decreased density will reduce drag on objects orbiting in the upper atmosphere, between 90 and 500 km altitude, extending the lifetime of space debris and elevating the risk of collisions between debris and satellite
Increasing levels of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere will result in a long-term decline in air density at high altitudes, according to new research from British Antarctic Survey. Such decreased density will reduce drag on objects orbiting in the upper atmosphere, between 90 and 500 km altitude, extending the lifetime of space debris and elevating the risk of collisions between debris and satellite Beyond Gravity to supply power electronics for Loft Orbital's satellites
Wednesday, 19 October 2022 12:06
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 19, 2022
Beyond Gravity, a leading space systems company, has been selected to supply equipment for Loft Orbital's Longbow spacecraft based on Airbus Arrow platform. The physical equipment is referred to as the Power Control and Distribution Unit (PCDU).
The PCDU provides mission critical power supply capabilities and in-orbit configurability for "The Hub" that carries all payloads of a Loft Orbita
Beyond Gravity, a leading space systems company, has been selected to supply equipment for Loft Orbital's Longbow spacecraft based on Airbus Arrow platform. The physical equipment is referred to as the Power Control and Distribution Unit (PCDU).
The PCDU provides mission critical power supply capabilities and in-orbit configurability for "The Hub" that carries all payloads of a Loft Orbita Europe's all-new weather satellite arrives at launch site
Wednesday, 19 October 2022 12:06
Paris (ESA) Oct 19, 2022
After a two-week voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, the ship transporting the first Meteosat Third Generation satellite docked at Pariacabo in French Guiana and the precious cargo unloaded. Now safe and sound in one of the spaceport's cleanrooms, satellite engineers will ready it for liftoff on an Ariane 5 rocket in December. Once in geostationary orbit, this new satellite, which carries two new
After a two-week voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, the ship transporting the first Meteosat Third Generation satellite docked at Pariacabo in French Guiana and the precious cargo unloaded. Now safe and sound in one of the spaceport's cleanrooms, satellite engineers will ready it for liftoff on an Ariane 5 rocket in December. Once in geostationary orbit, this new satellite, which carries two new 2023 Suborbital researchers conference to spotlight burgeoning rocket, balloon opportunities
Wednesday, 19 October 2022 12:06
Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 13, 2022
As the pace of commercial and civil suborbital space missions on rockets and balloons continues to climb, so does the number and diversity of research and educational payloads and payload specialists flying on these missions. The 2023 Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (NSRC-2023) will convene February 27 to March 1 in Broomfield, Colorado, bringing together hundreds of suborbital
As the pace of commercial and civil suborbital space missions on rockets and balloons continues to climb, so does the number and diversity of research and educational payloads and payload specialists flying on these missions. The 2023 Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (NSRC-2023) will convene February 27 to March 1 in Broomfield, Colorado, bringing together hundreds of suborbital Orion Space Solutions to develop EO processing system for NOAA
Wednesday, 19 October 2022 12:06
Louisville CO (SPX) Oct 17, 2022
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded Orion Space Solutions a grant to build a dynamic, seamless one-stop platform to process, analyze, and visualize Earth observations using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies.
The resulting system will further human understanding of environmental change on Earth, considering both current and pas
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded Orion Space Solutions a grant to build a dynamic, seamless one-stop platform to process, analyze, and visualize Earth observations using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies.
The resulting system will further human understanding of environmental change on Earth, considering both current and pas NASA dust detective delivers first maps from space for climate science
Wednesday, 19 October 2022 12:06
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 17, 2022
NASA's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission aboard the International Space Station has produced its first mineral maps, providing detailed images that show the composition of the surface in regions of northwest Nevada and Libya in the Sahara Desert.
Windy desert areas such as these are the sources of fine dust particles that, when lifted by wind into the atmospher
NASA's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission aboard the International Space Station has produced its first mineral maps, providing detailed images that show the composition of the surface in regions of northwest Nevada and Libya in the Sahara Desert.
Windy desert areas such as these are the sources of fine dust particles that, when lifted by wind into the atmospher Viewing Earth from space at night: tracking our changing black marble
Wednesday, 19 October 2022 12:06
Storrs CT (SPX) Oct 17, 2022
When the sun goes down and lights go on - or not - a multitude of data can be gathered by satellite from the night sky, giving insights into the dynamic human activities happening at the surface.
With remote sensing, things like land use changes, urban development, and forest management can be reliably and accurately measured by daylight. At nighttime, we can gather different kinds of data
When the sun goes down and lights go on - or not - a multitude of data can be gathered by satellite from the night sky, giving insights into the dynamic human activities happening at the surface.
With remote sensing, things like land use changes, urban development, and forest management can be reliably and accurately measured by daylight. At nighttime, we can gather different kinds of data Chinese satellite in-flight calibration research approved by World Meteorological Organization
Wednesday, 19 October 2022 12:06
Beijing, China (SPX) Oct 17, 2022
Recently, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported in its GSICS Quarterly Newsletter (Volume 16, No. 2, 2022) the research of the in-flight radiometric calibration of Chinese wide field of view (FOV) Directional Polarimetric Camera (DPC) on-board GF5 and GF5-02 series satellites based on Rayleigh scattering method, which was carried out by a research team led by Prof. LI Zhengqiang f
Recently, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported in its GSICS Quarterly Newsletter (Volume 16, No. 2, 2022) the research of the in-flight radiometric calibration of Chinese wide field of view (FOV) Directional Polarimetric Camera (DPC) on-board GF5 and GF5-02 series satellites based on Rayleigh scattering method, which was carried out by a research team led by Prof. LI Zhengqiang f Treemetrics signs 1.2M euro contract with ESA
Wednesday, 19 October 2022 12:06
Cork, Ireland (SPX) Oct 17, 2022
Treemetrics, a global leader in forestry management software, has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) valued at euro 1.2 million. Under the two-year contract, Treemetrics will be utilising satellite imaging, data analytics and its advanced forest measurement technology to provide more accurate forest carbon credit estimates.
The global demand for forest carbon credits i
Treemetrics, a global leader in forestry management software, has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) valued at euro 1.2 million. Under the two-year contract, Treemetrics will be utilising satellite imaging, data analytics and its advanced forest measurement technology to provide more accurate forest carbon credit estimates.
The global demand for forest carbon credits i Canada to contribute satellite and instruments to NASA-led Earth science mission
Wednesday, 19 October 2022 07:56
The Canadian government announced Oct. 18 it will fund development of a satellite and instruments for a NASA-led Earth science program.
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SDA slide reveals Tranche 0 optical terminal manufacturers
Tuesday, 18 October 2022 22:45
“I'm going to do competitions for every Tranche, every layer, every time and it's going to be full and open,” Space Development Agency director Derek Tournear said. “The only way we can do that is if I make sure all the satellites work together as a network.
NASA gives green light for space station spacewalks to resume
Tuesday, 18 October 2022 22:45
NASA is ready to resume spacewalks outside the International Space Station after completing an investigation of water found in a spacesuit during a spacewalk earlier this year.
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Inmarsat sale clears Australia’s foreign investment watchdog
Tuesday, 18 October 2022 19:59
Viasat said Oct. 18 it got the nod from Australia’s foreign investment regulator to take over Inmarsat, although the deal remains subject to regulatory approvals elsewhere.
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Pentagon: It’s up to SpaceX to decide what to do about Starlink in Ukraine
Tuesday, 18 October 2022 19:36
Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder said Oct. 18 DoD would not comment on Elon Musk's recent tweets about Starlink services in Ukraine
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