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LEON is a 32-bit CPU microprocessor core, based on the SPARC-V8 RISC architecture and instruction set. It was originally designed by the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), part…
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LISA Pathfinder is the revised name for SMART-2 or Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology-2, an ESA/NASA space probe to be launched in 2015. The aim of the LISA…
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Living With a Star (LWS) is a NASA scientific program to study those aspects of the connected Sun-Earth system that directly affect life and society. LWS is a crosscutting initiative…
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LOFAR is a very large connected radio telescope, using a new concept based on a vast array of omni-directional antennas. LOFAR is a Low-Frequency Array for radio astronomy, built by…
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A Long March rocket (simplified Chinese: 长征系列运载火箭; traditional Chinese: 長征系列運載火箭; pinyin: Chángzhēng xìliè yùnzài huǒjiàn) or Chang Zheng rocket as in Chinese pinyin is any rocket in a family of …
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LSTM is a next generation ESA mission within the Copernicus program to complement Sentinel observation capabilities with high spatio-temporal resolution TIR (Thermal Infrared) observations over land and coastal regions in…
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NASA's Annual Lunabotics Mining Competition is a university-level competition designed to engage and retain students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). NASA will directly benefit from the competition by…
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The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) is is a small space observatory that will study the moon's thin atmosphere and dust above the lunar surface. NASA's LADEE spacecraft …
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The Lunar CATALYST is a NASA project for the development of commercial robotic lunar lander capabilities. Such capabilities could support commercial activities on the moon while enabling new science and…
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Lunar Prospector was a NASA mission as part of the Discovery Program. The 19-month mission was designed for a low polar orbit investigation of the Moon, including mapping of surface…
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The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA robotic spacecraft currently (April 2013) orbiting the Moon on a low 50 km polar mapping orbit. The LRO mission is a precursor…
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LunarSail is a cubesat-based space mission established by the Aerospace Research & Engineering Systems Institute, Inc. (ARES Institute). LunarSail is designed to use a solar sail to propel a small…
