The Proba-3 mission is set to demonstrate technologies needed for highly precise satellite formation flying, while also mapping the radiation content of the space through which it moves. The mission’s 3D Energetic Electron Spectrometer will measure electron fluxes as it passes through Earth’s radiation belts.
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https://mastodon.social/@avapolzin/113454277232945359 avapolzin@mastodon.social - It got a bit lost with everything else going on this week, but my (high school!) research student, Jack, has been working with me on building a low-cost home radio telescope to map Galactic 21 cm features, and his tutorial for others to do the same is now up on arXiv:
https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.00057
Space startups and SMEs can meet ESA’s SME Office at Space Tech Expo, a space technology trade fair and conference in Bremen, Germany from 19–21 November.
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On Friday 1st November, 2024 ESA’s General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA), Norway, have signed a contract to develop the Arctic Ocean Surveillance precursor (AOS-p) mission.
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Arecibo's Collapse : The Verdict
However, the report found the collapse began well before the fateful day in December 2020. The committee concluded that the “failure sequence” took 39 months and began with the effects of Hurricane Maria in September 2017. Inspections following the storm found evidence of cable slippage, according to the report, but wasn’t investigated further or addressed by anyone. “The lack of documented concern from the contracted engineers about the inconsequentiality of cable pullouts or the safety factors between Hurricane Maria in 2017 and the failure is alarming,” the committee wrote.
So, poor maintenance likely played a role in the collapse. Not really a surprise, but an important clarification. If I recall correctly, the cables were otherwise failing at something like 75% of their rated tolerance - well within the safety margin. That things were worse than they appeared makes sense.
But then it gets weird :
But that’s not all. As the committee noted, “in over a century of successful use prior to the Arecibo Telescope’s collapse, all the forensic investigations agreed that such a spelter socket failure had never been reported.” The report went on: “The only hypothesis the committee could develop that provides a plausible but unprovable answer … is that the socket zinc creep was unexpectedly accelerated in the Arecibo Telescope’s uniquely powerful electromagnetic radiation environment.” In other words, the sockets’ role in suspending such a powerful radio transmitter somehow contributed to the 2020 catastrophe.
I have no idea what that means. If people stop hurling admin tasks at me, I might try and read at least part of the report.
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https://gizmodo.com/jaw-dropping-report-reveals-causes-of-arecibo-telescope-collapse-2000517284
Clockwork Rover For Venus
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This may be of interest to anyone who does #CAD. The software is also available for other platforms.
https://mastodon.social/@pomarede/113341074898405550 pomarede@mastodon.social - Mars: red alert
The Mastcam-Z team at Arizona State University has just released a new batch of 52 Martian sols of images, captured by the Perseverance rover, and treated with their beautiful color processing. Check out these wonders!
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#Mars #Perseverance #rover #MastcamZForAll #color #colors #red #RedPlanet #news #NASA #JPL #Caltech #ASU #Mastcam #MastcamZ #camera #space #Astrodon #science #STEM #engineering #geology #Mars2020 #solarocks #landscape
ESA spends over 5 billion euros annually on procurement, relying on robust, high precision engineering as well as innovative ideas for its space missions, where the quality of ESA suppliers is paramount. ESA recently presented three space companies with prestigious awards for excellence and innovation.
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Waste management is a critical challenge for spaceflight. But what if the waste produced by astronauts could be sustainably transformed into something valuable in space? A Polish company thought about that and has come up an innovative solution: an insect bioreactor powered by Madagascar cockroaches.
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This is FREAKING AWESOME
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/hubble-space-telescope-re-invention
Image: Hera encapsulated within its launcher fairing
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Ceefax: The Original News on Demand
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I learned something new today. So it was a good day.
The Hidden Engineering of Landfills
