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NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration takes sharing cat videos a step further! NASA achieves a historic feat by transmitting the first-ever cat video from space as part of a test using its state-of-the-art communications laser. The video features a fluffy orange tabby cat named Taters, playing with a laser pointer. Beamed from NASA's Psyche spacecraft over 19 million miles from Earth, the video includes technical data, Taters' heart rate, colour, and breed. The Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) system successfully sent the video at a record distance, demonstrating the potential for future interplanetary communication. The technology aims to replace traditional radio systems, offering faster data transmission crucial for upcoming lunar and Mars missions. Read more https://lnkd.in/e2Q9-7uQ #NASA #SpaceCommunication #CatVideoFromSpace #RandD #RandDProjects #RandDtaxRelief #TaxConsultant #Consultancy

India's Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Moon Lander Imaged by Pragyan Lunar Rover FriendsofNASA.org: ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lander, named Vikram, has been imaged by the mission’s rover, named Pragyan, on August 30, 2023, at 05:34 UTC (11:04 IST) in the South Pole region of the Moon at Shiv Shakti Point (69.373 S, 32.319E). The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is the first to land at the lunar south pole. This region is of special interest for space agencies and private space companies because of the presence of water ice that could support future surface activities. India has become the fourth country, after the United States, Russia and China, to successfully soft-land on the Moon. Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Acknowledgement: SciNews Duration: 1 minute, 32 seconds Release Date: Aug. 30, 2023 ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization European Space Agency - ESA NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration German Aerospace Center (DLR) Centre National d'Études Spatiales Agenzia Spaziale Italiana Roscosmos JAXA: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne U.S. Department of Education National Science Teaching Association #NASA #ISRO #Space #Astronomy #Science #Moon #SouthPole #India #Chandrayaan3Mission #Chandrayaan3Lander #VikramLander #Chandrayaan3Rover #PragyanRover #Robotics #SpaceTechnology #SpaceExploration #SolarSystem #STEM #Education #BhāratGaṇarājya #HD #Video

NASA is introducing the Earth System #Observatory – an array of satellites, instruments and missions that are going to collect a series of critical observations. These observations will better inform us of how our #planet is changing with greater precision on unimaginable scales – from entire continents down to individual trees. This time NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration has teamed up with ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization to make #NASA #ISRO #Synthetic #Aperture #Radar (NISAR). Here is brief about #NISAR satellite. What it will do? How it will do? And why it is important? Satellite is ready and undergoing final testing at ISRO that will be launched by #GSLV rocket from #SDSC #SHAR. Watch the video and get acquainted with one of most important mission for #Earth observation. Keep learning. Video credit: NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration #ISRO #isromissions #GSLV #launch ##sar

#chandrayan3 #nasa #isro NASA’s Chandrayaan-3 payload to work after Vikram, Pragyan sleeps. LRA to help future missions. The Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA), the fourth payload Chandrayaan-3 lander Vikram took to the lunar surface, will start its work once the rest of its onboard instruments and two on Pragyan go to sleep, at the end of the lunar day. LRA is designed to use reflected laser light from orbiting spacecraft laser — typically a laser altimeter or light detection and ranging (lidar) — to precisely determine the location of the lander, as a fiducial (assumed as a fixed basis of comparison) marker, and the distance to that point on the lunar surface with respect to the orbiter. To Prevent Interference: David R Williams, acting head, NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive, told TOI: “LRA is not planned to be used for ranging until after the Chandrayaan mission is complete.” Image credit:NASA-GSFC

What is the time on the moon? So I saw an article about this, and the fact that time slips everyday on the moon which makes things even more tricky and I couldn't help thinking that this is something we here at Time & Frequency Solutions could possibly help with. So if NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration or the European Space Agency - ESA need a hand with any of this, feel free to get in touch.. Determining the time on the Moon has historically been a straightforward matter: missions adhered to the time zone of their originating country. However, with the increasing frequency of lunar exploration, this approach is becoming untenable. The European Space Agency (ESA) has identified the need for a standardized lunar time zone. According to ESA engineer Brice Dellandrea, this is not a unilateral decision but a necessary step towards international cooperation in lunar exploration. The primary goal of establishing a unified lunar time system is to facilitate communication and coordination among the growing number of public and private entities involved in lunar missions. As activity on and around the Moon intensifies, the need for a standardized timekeeping system becomes increasingly apparent. www.timefreq.com chris.slater@timefreq.com Tel: +44 7940732475 #NASA #europeanspaceagency #timing #frequency #efficiency #systemsth #datanetworks #frequency #communication #technology #TimeAndFrequency #NetworkEngineering #timefreq #ChrisKnowsTime #NetworkingStruggles #NTP #Unreliableorinconsistentnetworkconnections #NetworkTiming #timeandfrequencysolutions #Masterclocksynchronisationsystems #NTP #PTP #Networktimeservers #Timemeasurementsystems #Redundantsolutions #Militarygradetiming #Analogueanddigitaltimedisplays #timefreq #timeandfrequency #networking #nyc #financialdistrict #tech #digitalworld

🌖 NASA Lights Up the Lunar Path: The Moon's First 'Lighthouse' Is Here! 🚀 Get ready for a cosmic navigation revolution! NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration has just achieved a mind-blowing milestone by successfully testing the Lunar Node 1 (LN-1) system – the first ever autonomous positioning 'lighthouse' on the Moon. 🔭 Deployed on Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander near the lunar south pole, this epic tech demo beamed precise real-time data for a whopping 30 minutes, lighting the way for future missions. But this is just the beginning! 💥 Imagine a network of these lunar lighthouses guiding astronauts, rovers, and spacecraft with pinpoint accuracy across the dusty lunar terrain. No more getting lost in the pitch-black nights or struggling with sketchy GPS signals. LN-1 will be the celestial pathfinder for upcoming Artemis missions! 🛰️ "We've lit a temporary beacon on the lunar shore," exults NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's Evan Anzalone. "Now, we seek to deliver a sustainable local network – a series of lighthouses that point the way for spacecraft and ground crews to safely explore." 💡 With future lunar bases on the horizon, this game-changing tech couldn't have come at a better time. Say goodbye to navigational headaches and hello to audacious new frontiers of space exploration! The lunar lighthouse is open for business! 🚶♀️🌖 Follow me for more news and insights on emerging technologies, innovation and the future 🌌 #Space #Moon #SpaceExploration #Artemis #Aerospace #NASA https://lnkd.in/enxVRivh

🚀 NASA-ISRO NISAR Satellite Nears Completion: Revolutionizing Earth Observation! 🌍📡 Exciting news for space enthusiasts and Earth science professionals! 🌠 The NISAR (NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite, a groundbreaking joint mission between NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), is nearing completion. 🛰️🤝 Before its launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India, NASA will apply a special coating to the hardware components on the satellite's impressive 39-foot-diameter (12-meter) radar antenna reflector. 🔧🌞 This precautionary measure will mitigate potential temperature increases that could affect the reflector's deployment, ensuring optimal performance during science operations. 📊🌡️ Once in orbit, NISAR will scan nearly all of Earth's land and ice surfaces twice every 12 days, providing invaluable data on our planet's evolving surface. 🌍📈 Click the link below to learn more about this remarkable mission and how it will enhance our understanding of Earth's dynamic processes! 🔗- https://lnkd.in/gwr63SbS 🌏 Subscribe to our newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/g8n_pKB #NISARMission #EarthObservation #NASAISROCollaboration #SyntheticApertureRadar #RemoteSensing

Apollo 11 launched 53 years ago, carrying the first men to land on the Moon. In the months leading up to the historic take-off, NASA put the crew through grueling, relentless simulations to prepare them. The BBC's John Parry and James Burke visited NASA's space research center in California in August 1968 to see how the space agency was devoting vast sums of money and effort to mimic what the astronauts would see, hear, and experience in space. To prepare the astronauts for this voyage into the unknown, NASA built a complex system of incredibly detailed simulators. These enabled the crew to master the intricacies of the Apollo spacecraft and for Mission Control to meticulously rehearse every phase of the mission. The simulations included every scenario NASA could think of, including system failures, anomalies, and emergencies. This training bonded the astronauts, flight controllers, and Mission Control, honing their ability to innovate strategies when things suddenly went wrong. After the safe landing and return of Apollo 11, the NASA lunar program continued until 1972, landing on the Moon another five times. Now, the race to send humans to the Moon is heating up again, with NASA's Artemis astronauts aiming for a 2026 landing and China saying it will send people to the Moon by 2030. . . . #Apollo11 #NASA #MoonLanding #SpaceRace #Simulation #Training #Astronauts #MissionControl #LunarProgram #Artemis #China #tribunetrends

(Washington, D.C. & The Moon) NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration has selected three private teams - led by Intuitive Machines (which recently became the first private company to accomplish a moon landing), advanced spacecraft and robotics solution company Lunar Outpost and VENTURI 🇲🇨 Astrolab , which is credited with creating the first solar-electric hybrid vehicle - to develop versions of the Lunar Terrain Vehicle (#LTV) that #Artemis #astronauts will drive around the moon’s southern polar region beginning in 2030, and take additional steps to advance moon mobility for Artemis missions; the combined maximum potential value of all related NASA LTV-as-a-service awards over the next 13 years is $4.6 billion. More at The FLY Report: https://lnkd.in/em_GTkak Vanessa Wyche Stephen Altemus Justin Cyrus Kirk Shireman #space #LTV #nasa #moon #letsgo #FLYtoSpace AVL Boeing Michelin Northrop Grumman Lockheed Martin General Motors The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company MDA Space Axiom Space Odyssey Space Research, LLC

#isro + #nasa ♥️ Last few days have been nothing but exciting for Indian Space Program. Here are some super cool 😎 and pretty hot 🔥 milestones, inspiring this excitement: 1. ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization brings #chandrayaan3 Propulsion module back to earth 🌎 from moon 🌚 2. #AdityaL1 has successfully captured the first full-disk images of the Sun in the 200-400 nm wavelength range, leveraging Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) instrument on board. Checkout the super hot 🔥 images here: https://lnkd.in/gX7nT2XX 3. #Nisar - a joint collaboration between ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization and NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration is set to be launched in 2024. NISAR is am observation mission based on cutting edge radar imaging technology. It will map earths elevation and movements several times a month to aid with analysis of natural processes, disasters and evolution. Recent visit from #nasa chief Bill Nelson to #isro Bengaluru site strengthened 💪 the enthusiasm between both space exploration organizations. 4. #Nasa is planning with #isro to send an Indian astronaut to #internationalspacestation in 2024. This will definitely deepen the strategic relationship between the two w.r.t human space flight programs. Reference links (credits): https://lnkd.in/gDYpWxXV https://lnkd.in/gX7nT2XX https://lnkd.in/gx9pYNcK https://lnkd.in/gemZefhP #spacexeploration #isro #nasa #Bharat