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Artemis I moon mission: Researchers collaborate to send manikins to measure radiation
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When NASA's Artemis I mission launches later this year, its crew will include Helga and Zohar, two manikin models designed in collaboration with Duke University.
These models, called "phantoms," are made of materials that mimic human bones, soft tissue and organs, and they'll be fitted with sensors that will measure radiation exposure as they travel to the moon and back. Paul Segars and Ehsan Samei, both researchers at the Carl E. Ravin Advanced Imaging Laboratories at the Duke University School of Medicine, helped develop these phantoms using methods originally created to study how different medical procedures, tools and techniques precisely affect organs throughout the human body.
"Usually these 'phantoms' are virtual, and we use them to create avatars of patients. The goal of our work is that instead of conducting a clinical trial on human patients, you can use these avatars and run a simulated clinical trial through a computer," explains Samei, the Reed and Martha Rice Distinguished Professor of Radiology.
Taking the dazzle out of CryoSat yields a first
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Since it was launched more than 12 years ago, ESA’s CryoSat ice mission has dazzled by way of its sheer technological and scientific excellence. This superb Earth Explorer satellite has returned a wealth of information that has transformed our understanding of Earth’s ice and how it is responding to climate change. In some circumstances, however, being dazzled isn’t a good thing, particularly when it comes to measuring the height of sea ice from space during the summer.
A paper published in Nature describes how scientists have now found an ingenious way of removing
Galileo Second Generation technology tested in ESA labs
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Europe’s first generation Galileo constellation is already the world’s most precise satellite navigation system – delivering metre-scale positioning to more than 3.5 billion users worldwide – but Galileo Second Generation will enable still better performance and an expanded range of services. Essential elements of the G2 system are currently being evaluated in ESA laboratories, including key algorithms to synchronise satellite timings and determine orbits as well as test versions of a satnav receiver and emergency beacon.
Northrop Grumman's rocket development reaches new heights
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When you think of a rocket launch, you probably imagine a glistening white cylinder emerging from a cloud of smoke and fire making its way into outer space. But while the sight of a launch may only last a few minutes, not many see the dedication, long hours and incredible team effort that made it all possible.
"It's not the hardware or the software-it's the people on the launch vehicle tea MDA Selected by Airbus OneWeb Satellites for US Government Program
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MDA Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, has been selected by Airbus OneWeb Satellites, LLC (AOS) to design and build Ka-Band steerable antennas. The MDA antennas will be integrated into the portfolio of Arrow commercial small satellites manufactured by AOS.
"We are pleased to be selected by Airbus OneWeb Sa Dwarf planet diamonds could hold the key to stronger machine parts
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Strange diamonds from an ancient dwarf planet in our solar system could lead to the production of ultra-hard machine parts, according to scientists.
A team of researchers, including those from Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, has confirmed the existence of lonsdaleite in ureilite meteorites from the dwarf planet's mantle.
Lonsdaleite is a rare, hexagonal-shaped diamond bel Rocket Lab Prepares to Launch Synspective Satellite on 30th Electron Launch
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Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) is preparing to launch its 30th Electron rocket and 150th satellite to space during a dedicated mission for Japanese Earth-imaging company Synspective on Wednesday, September 14 UTC.
The launch will take place from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula. The launch window opens 20:30 UTC on September 14th (08:30 NZST, Septe Redwire and Sodern team up to market the Exquisite-Class Eagle Eye Star Tracker
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Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, today signed a formal teaming agreement with Sodern, a world leader in star trackers and neutron systems, to produce the Eagle Eye star tracker.
The Eagle Eye star tracker will offer superior performance by leveraging the exceptional flight heritage of Sodern's highly resilient modular Searching for Frost at Jezero Crater
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We've all walked outside on a cold morning and seen frost on the grass, but you might be surprised to know that frost can also form on Mars! Several missions have searched for frost including Opportunity and most recently Curiosity with its REMS and ChemCam instruments. This week, Perseverance followed in its siblings' footsteps by searching for frost at Jezero Crater using its MEDA and SuperCam WVU and NASA plant the seed for STEM among youth in Plant the Moon Challenge
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Students across the Mountain State will simulate growing crops on the moon and learn, via hands-on experiments, about NASA's Artemis mission, thanks to funding secured by the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium housed at West Virginia University.
On Friday (Sept. 9), Vice President Kamala Harris, in her role as chair of the National Space Council, announced new NASA funding for sever