On my way into work this morning, saw a fireball high to the east-northeast of my line of travel. Pretty cool! Short line of flight before it poofed, but I haven’t seen a ton of those. Part of the Perseids, maybe?
“the wandering jupiter”…nice. thnx.
As is the custom these days, the device features AI-infused image processing hardware for dealing with problematic lighting conditions, removing haze and atmospheric interference, and reducing noise.
Boooo
Japan’s Astroscale gets contract for space junk harvesting robotic arm
Japanese space debris cleaning outfit Astroscale revealed on Monday that it will enter a ¥12 billion ($81.4 million) five-year contract with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to remove the upper stage of the space org’s H-IIA rocket from orbit using a newly developed satellite.
That satellite – ADRAS-J2 – will be equipped with a robotic arm to capture and deorbit the rocket parts. The debris is categorized as a non-cooperative object, meaning it does not actively communicate or provide location data and may tumble or move unpredictably.
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Risky Mission? Can we nominate some people to go for a ride?
Their orbital path will extend high enough to plunge the vehicle and crew into a radiation belt, adding another element of peril to the already treacherous experience of spaceflight
is this a good idea while a really strong solar maximum is happening? dragon doesnt seem to have any radiation shelter seeing her size.
Historic milestone for Polish space science as they successfully launch Eagleeye satellite
