The Polar Radiant Energy in the Far Infrared Experiment (PREFIRE) mission consists of a pair of CubeSats in polar orbits that will make the first spectral measurements of Far InfraRed (FIR) radiation throughout the day and…
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The Geosynchronous Littoral Imaging and Monitoring Radiometer (GLIMR) instrument will provide unique observations of ocean biology, chemistry, and ecology in a wide area, centered on the Gulf of Mexico and including portions of the southeastern United…
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Slated to launch in early 2023 aboard a commercial satellite to a geostationary orbit about 22,000 miles above the equator, the Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument is a UV-visible spectrometer, and will be the…
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Alan Boyle, GeekWire – Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the multibillion-dollar clean-tech initiative created by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is leading a $65 million funding round to back Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space’s effort to create a new breed…
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Alan Boyle, GeekWire – In just six months, Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space Technologies has turned a blank stretch of ground in Moses Lake, Wash., into a bridgehead for building a fully reusable rocket optimized for satellite…
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Devon Coldewey, TechCrunch Many launch providers think reusability is the best way to lower the cost and delay involved in getting to space. SpaceX and Rocket Lab have shown reusable first stages, which take a payload…
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