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Friday, 20 May 2022 10:38
For plasma with a hot core and cool edges, Super-H mode shows promise
Washington DC (SPX) May 18, 2022
Future fusion reactors have a conundrum: how to maintain a plasma core that is hotter than the surface of the sun without melting the device walls. Researchers call this challenge "core-edge integration." One method of cooling the plasma edge is to inject impurities such as nitrogen. The impurities absorb heat and release the energy as light that dissipates evenly across the walls.
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Future fusion reactors have a conundrum: how to maintain a plasma core that is hotter than the surface of the sun without melting the device walls. Researchers call this challenge "core-edge integration." One method of cooling the plasma edge is to inject impurities such as nitrogen. The impurities absorb heat and release the energy as light that dissipates evenly across the walls.
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Friday, 20 May 2022 10:38
Final Pleiades Neo satellites ready to join rest of family
Toulouse, France (SPX) May 19, 2022
The last two satellites of the Airbus-built, owned and operated Pleiades Neo constellation are on track for launch later this year, following successful final tests in Toulouse's clean rooms.
Following the seamless parallel integration of both Pleiades Neo 5 and 6 satellites, and the successful conclusion of the environment (thermal vacuum, acoustic, vibration) test campaign, both final sp
The last two satellites of the Airbus-built, owned and operated Pleiades Neo constellation are on track for launch later this year, following successful final tests in Toulouse's clean rooms.
Following the seamless parallel integration of both Pleiades Neo 5 and 6 satellites, and the successful conclusion of the environment (thermal vacuum, acoustic, vibration) test campaign, both final sp
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Yahsat awarded $23M contract to supply advanced satellite communications for UAE satellites
Abu Dhabi UAE (SPX) May 17, 2022
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC, the UAE's flagship satellite solutions provider, has announced that its dedicated government arm, Yahsat Government Solutions (YGS), has been successfully awarded a contract by the UAE Government, to provide satcom capabilities for its platforms.
To supplement and support the UAE Government contract, YGS has also been awarded a contract by the
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC, the UAE's flagship satellite solutions provider, has announced that its dedicated government arm, Yahsat Government Solutions (YGS), has been successfully awarded a contract by the UAE Government, to provide satcom capabilities for its platforms.
To supplement and support the UAE Government contract, YGS has also been awarded a contract by the
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Defence Innovation Agency signs with Exotrail for software solution for French Space Command
Paris, France (SPX) May 17, 2022
Exotrail signed a contract with the Defence Innovation Agency (AID), an organisation which is part of the French Ministry of Defence. The contract is to provide the French Space Command (CDE) with a customised and enhanced version of ExoOPS - Mission Design, Exotrail's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product dedicated to simulation and mission analysis.
The customised product will be known as
Exotrail signed a contract with the Defence Innovation Agency (AID), an organisation which is part of the French Ministry of Defence. The contract is to provide the French Space Command (CDE) with a customised and enhanced version of ExoOPS - Mission Design, Exotrail's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product dedicated to simulation and mission analysis.
The customised product will be known as
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Recommendation algorithms that power Amazon, Netflix can improve satellite imagery, too
New Brunswick NJ (SPX) May 12, 2022
Algorithms that help consumers decide what to stream or buy online can do more than predict customers' habits: They can help satellites see the Earth better, according to a Rutgers study.
Optical satellites lose sight of the Earth's surface when it is covered by clouds, and researchers have long relied on inaccurate tools to fill the blind spots, particularly along coastlines. By adapting
Algorithms that help consumers decide what to stream or buy online can do more than predict customers' habits: They can help satellites see the Earth better, according to a Rutgers study.
Optical satellites lose sight of the Earth's surface when it is covered by clouds, and researchers have long relied on inaccurate tools to fill the blind spots, particularly along coastlines. By adapting
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Spire Global to launch five satellites on SpaceX Transporter-5 Mission
Vienna VA (SPX) May 19, 2022
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) ("Spire" or "the Company"), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, has announced that it will launch five satellites on the upcoming SpaceX Transporter-5 Mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch will take place this month.
Spire Space Services, the company's Space-as-a-Service (SPaaS) busine
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) ("Spire" or "the Company"), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, has announced that it will launch five satellites on the upcoming SpaceX Transporter-5 Mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch will take place this month.
Spire Space Services, the company's Space-as-a-Service (SPaaS) busine
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Terran Orbital announces DARMA award
Boca Raton FL (SPX) May 19, 2022
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in small satellite solutions, primarily serving the United States aerospace and defense industry, has announced that its subsidiary, PredaSAR Corporation, received a contract award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under an Other Transaction Authority for Prototype Agreement. Specific terms of the Agreement were no
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in small satellite solutions, primarily serving the United States aerospace and defense industry, has announced that its subsidiary, PredaSAR Corporation, received a contract award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under an Other Transaction Authority for Prototype Agreement. Specific terms of the Agreement were no
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New cargo spacecraft being built
Beijing (XNA) May 19, 2022
China has begun to assemble a new cargo spacecraft that will be tasked with servicing the Tiangong space station, according to a key figure in the space station program.
Bai Mingsheng, a researcher at the China Academy of Space Technology and chief designer of the Tianzhou-series cargo spacecraft, told China Central Television on Sunday that the design work on the Tianzhou 6 has finished a
China has begun to assemble a new cargo spacecraft that will be tasked with servicing the Tiangong space station, according to a key figure in the space station program.
Bai Mingsheng, a researcher at the China Academy of Space Technology and chief designer of the Tianzhou-series cargo spacecraft, told China Central Television on Sunday that the design work on the Tianzhou 6 has finished a
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Boeing's Starliner encounters propulsion problems on way to ISS
Washington (AFP) May 20, 2022
American aerospace giant Boeing's Starliner capsule was heading for the International Space Station Thursday, in a critical uncrewed test flight that followed years of failures and false starts.
The spacecraft encountered some propulsion troubles early in its journey, with two thrusters responsible for orbital maneuvering failing for unclear reasons - but NASA officials said the mission rem
American aerospace giant Boeing's Starliner capsule was heading for the International Space Station Thursday, in a critical uncrewed test flight that followed years of failures and false starts.
The spacecraft encountered some propulsion troubles early in its journey, with two thrusters responsible for orbital maneuvering failing for unclear reasons - but NASA officials said the mission rem
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Friday, 20 May 2022 04:51
Webb telescope nearly set to explore the solar system
As NASA's James Webb Space Telescope moves through the final phases of commissioning its science instruments, we have also begun working on technical operations of the observatory. While the telescope moves through space, it will constantly find distant stars and galaxies and point at them with extreme precision to acquire images and spectra. However, we also plan to observe planets and their satellites, asteroids, and comets in our solar system, which move across the background stars of our galaxy.
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