US Dept of Defense orders groundbreaking Ovzon T7 Mobile Satellite Terminal
Tuesday, 13 February 2024 20:35
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The United States Department of Defense (U.S. DOD) has placed the inaugural order for the Ovzon T7 mobile satellite terminal, marking a significant milestone for Ovzon as it delivers this industry-leading device. This transaction not only underscores the U.S. DOD's commitment to enhancing its communication capabilities but also sets a new standard for mobile satellite communications technology. Aerojet Rocketdyne Powers Key U.S. Missile Defense Test with Advanced MRBM Target
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In a key demonstration of U.S. missile defense capabilities, Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies [NYSE:LHX], played a crucial role in the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) latest test, aimed at bolstering the nation's defenses against medium-range ballistic missile threats. The exercise, designated FTX-23, utilized Aerojet Rocketdyne's Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) tar Air pollution fluctuations over the Po Valley
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The Po Valley, nestled in northern Italy, is renowned for its picturesque landscapes and rich agricultural history. However, the region is also grappling with a persistent environmental challenge: air pollution. The unique geographical and meteorological conditions of the Po Valley contribute to fluctuations in air quality – impacting the health of its residents.
Weightless flight anyone?
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A new application channel is now open for ESA parabolic flights, another way to welcome proposals that study new technologies from both academic institutions and companies.
'Weightless' flight anyone?
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A new application channel is now open for ESA parabolic flights, another way to welcome proposals that study new technologies from both academic institutions and companies.
Sun's surprising activity surge in Solar Orbiter snapshot
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See how the Sun changed between February 2021 and October 2023. As the Sun approaches the maximum in its magnetic activity cycle, we see more brilliant explosions, dark sunspots, loops of plasma, and swirls of super-hot gas.
The Sun goes through a cycle of activity that lasts around 11 years. It is caused by the ‘solar dynamo’, the process that generates the Sun’s magnetic field. At the beginning of this cycle (the solar minimum) there is relatively little activity and few sunspots. Activity steadily increases until it peaks (the solar maximum) and then decreases again to a minimum.
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First Ariane 6 flight model ships to Europe’s Spaceport
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Space waltz
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ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt shared this video with sequences of his microgravity training on the International Space Station on social media with the caption:
“The training prepared me for most of my tasks during the #Muninn mission on the Space Station. But one thing that is difficult to train for is the feeling of microgravity, or how much I have to push myself to get my body translating into the velocity I want, or how I turn into a corner in a good way, or how I reposition myself. That is difficult to train, so I had to practice
NASA invites public to dive into Juno's Spectacular Images of Io
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NASA's Juno spacecraft has once again set the bar high by delivering the closest and most detailed images of Jupiter's moon Io in over two decades. The spacecraft, which has been orbiting the largest planet in our solar system since 2011, made a historic approach to Io, coming within approximately 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) of its volatile surface on December 30th, 2023. This remarkable feat w Understanding Astronauts' Microbiomes: A Key to Successful Deep Space Missions
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Space exploration is a venture filled with complexities and risks, necessitating meticulous preparation and a deep understanding of the myriad challenges that come with living in space. At the forefront of these challenges is the health of astronauts, subjected to extreme conditions like microgravity, ionizing radiation, and significant environmental shifts. Emerging as a critical field of study Ten years preparing for 'Armageddon'
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It's a scenario made famous by the 1998 film 'Armageddon': an asteroid is spotted on a collision course with Earth, and experts scramble to plan a space mission to rendezvous with the asteroid and mitigate the danger. It's classic science fiction, but did you know there is a very real group responsible for recommending such a response in real life? And it celebrates its tenth birthday this week. Tiny NASA Cameras to Picture Interaction Between Lander, Moon's Surface
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Say cheese, Moon. We're coming in for a close-up. As Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander descends toward the Moon, four tiny NASA cameras will be trained on the lunar surface, collecting imagery of how the surface changes from interactions with the spacecraft's engine plume.
Developed at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies (SCAL DLR develops mobile station for Satellite Laser Ranging
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Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) is a very precise, laser-based method for determining the distance between a satellite and Earth with an accuracy of a few millimetres. SLR is primarily used in geodesy. This is because the precise measurement of satellite orbits helps to determine changes in Earth's structure and rotation. The SLR method also makes important contributions in the field of satellite Robots to help with human habitation in space
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In the coming decades, NASA plans to send human crews back to the Moon, build a space station in lunar orbit, establish a permanent base on the lunar surface and - hopefully - send astronauts to Mars.
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No seriously, what could go wrong and how would we fix it? That is the question a group of researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering NASA to Demonstrate Autonomous Navigation System on Moon
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RWhen the second CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) delivery is launched to the Moon in mid-February, its NASA payloads will include an experiment that could change how human explorers, rovers, and spacecraft independently track their precise location on the Moon and in cis-lunar space.
Demonstrating autonomous navigation, the Lunar Node-1 experiment, or LN-1, is a radio beacon desig