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🚀🖱️ Elevate your desk space with a touch of the cosmos! Introducing a revolutionary computer mouse inspired by advanced space technology. Designed for both form and function, this mouse brings the precision of satellite systems right to your fingertips. 🌟💻 The sleek design isn't just for looks – it's modeled after the ergonomic controls used by astronauts, ensuring comfort during those long missions... or work sessions. Plus, with tech that's out of this world, you'll experience responsiveness that's faster than a shooting star. ⭐⚡ 👩🚀👨🚀 Whether you're navigating through spreadsheets or steering through digital galaxies, this mouse is your trusty co-pilot, backed by the same principles that keep satellites on course and missions on track. 🛰️🖥️ Check out how space exploration has inspired this leap in computer peripherals and to get a glimpse of the mouse that's making a giant click for mankind! 📸🌌 🔗 Curious about the interstellar inspiration behind this gadget? Explore the full story and more space-age innovations at https://lnkd.in/enkFHNPu #SpaceTech #ComputerMouse #Innovation #Technology #ErgonomicDesign #SpaceInspiration #Astronauts #Satellites #DeskSetup #TechGadgets #AviationMarie #ScienceMeetsDesign #TechTuesday

I love footage taken in space. At times, it appears so unreal that many of us are left questioning if it's the product of computer graphics or genuine reality. In today's age, it's easy to find ourselves being misled by AI-generated images, and now, videos too have joined the mix. Our collective perception of reality is being tested more than ever before. But in today's video, the footage is all very real. UP Aerospace, in collaboration with NASA, launched the SL-10 mission on November 6th, 2015, where they mounted GoPro cameras on a rocket to capture its ascent and multi-stage separation in the upper atmosphere. The rocket took off from Spaceport America, soared to an altitude of 75 miles, and the cameras successfully recorded the first multi-stage separation from space, offering a unique visual documentation of the event. The team used GoPro HERO 4 cameras to film the rocket reaching Mach speeds, and later shared this high-definition footage with the public. The video gained acclaim for its exceptional clarity and provided an unprecedented view of the rocket separation dynamics and the conditions of spaceflight. The SL-10 mission showcased UP Aerospace's capabilities in space missions and significantly enhanced public engagement with space exploration. The GoPro footage gave audiences around the world a rare and spectacular glimpse of orbital space, captivating viewers with its stunning visuals. If you love space and want to be in on the breaking inside conversations in the space economy, feel free to subscribe to my newsletter, Trailblazers. It’s the fastest-growing space newsletter and it’s free! 👉 https://lnkd.in/gfpUsDDC 🎥 Credit: Erik Larsen / UP Aerospace #space #spaceexploration #spaceeconomy #spaceindustry #spacevisuals

Generative AI: The Future of Space Exploration 🚀 AI-Generated Spacecraft Designs: Optimizing fuel consumption, payload capacity, and mission objectives. 🚀 AI-Driven Spacecraft Navigation: Autonomous navigation, reducing reliance on human control and enabling complex missions. 🚀 AI-Powered Space Weather Forecasting: Predicting solar flares and coronal mass ejections to protect satellites and power grids. 🚀 AI-Assisted Space Debris Mitigation: Identifying and tracking debris, developing removal strategies. 🚀 AI-Enabled Space Exploration Robotics: Robots capable of complex tasks like sample collection and terrain mapping. 🚀 AI-Driven Space Tourism: Personalized experiences, custom itineraries, and virtual tours. 🚀 AI-Powered Space Communication: Optimizing networks, improving data transmission speeds and reliability. 🚀 AI-Enhanced Space Telescopes: Analyzing data, leading to discoveries of galaxies, black holes, and celestial objects. 🚀 AI-Driven Space Colonization: Designing habitats, managing resources, and creating sustainable ecosystems. #GenerativeAI #SpaceExploration #AIInnovation #SpaceTechnology #FutureOfSpace

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is taking #LiDAR technology to new cosmic heights, making space exploration more efficient! At Innoviz, we're inspired by the limitless potential of LiDAR. Just as NASA pushes boundaries, we continuously strive to expand the horizons of this technology, exploring new frontiers beyond #AutonomousVehicles. Read the full article to learn more about this amazing advance of LiDAR technology > https://lnkd.in/d8AQZrFm

Designed to tackle the extreme lunar environment, Lunar Outpost's MAPP rover introduces unprecedented autonomy for planetary rovers, expanding humanity’s ability to operate sustainably in space. Using advanced cameras and sensors, MAPP autonomously navigates and avoids hazards. Unlike Earth-based autonomy technology, which heavily relies on satellite navigation systems such as GPS, MAPP's navigation systems are engineered to operate seamlessly in GPS-denied lunar terrain, using visual cues and wheel data to maneuver the lunar terrain confidently.  MAPP's lightweight, efficient systems withstand space's harsh conditions, ensuring reliability and minimizing mission risks. With its autonomous capabilities, MAPP speeds up mission timelines, enabling efficient lunar exploration. Join us for Lunar Voyage 1 this year as MAPP makes history as the first commercial rover on the Moon and the first to reach the lunar south pole! #TheNextLeap #LunarOutpost #SpaceTech #Innovation

Exciting advancements in space exploration are happening right here in #Pittsburgh. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute are developing LORIS, a lightweight robot designed to explore the extreme terrains of other planets. 🌕🔭 LORIS, short for "Lightweight Observation Robot for Irregular Slopes," stands out with its ability to climb vertical and irregular surfaces using multiple small claws equipped with tiny spines. This innovative design allows it to scale surfaces that conventional rovers and astronauts can't reach, making it a potential game-changer for exploring cliffs, caves, and crevasses on the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Learn more about this groundbreaking research and how LORIS could help us explore the furthest reaches of our universe via Microsoft: https://lnkd.in/gsCfia9m #SpaceExploration #Robotics #CarnegieMellon #NASA #Innovation #TechNews #FutureOfExploration

See Earth Breathe: New Tools Monitor Air Quality from Space This animation from NASA's SVS showcases the power of new satellite observations! It tracks air pollution changes over California during COVID-19 lockdown measures. Here's the story: The animation uses data from NASA's Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor (TSIS-1) to depict nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels. NO2 is a pollutant primarily emitted from vehicle exhaust. During the lockdowns, significant reductions in NO? are observed across California, particularly in major cities like Los Angeles. This data highlights the potential of space-based monitoring for air quality. By tracking pollutants like NO2, scientists can assess the effectiveness of emission reduction strategies and improve air quality for everyone. #AirQuality #ClimateChange #NASASVS #EarthScience #RemoteSensing #inergency #egreenews #Evideosecurity

Later this month, NASA’s commercial lunar delivery services provider Intuitive Machines will launch its Nova-C lunar lander carrying several NASA science and technology payloads, including the Navigation Doppler Lidar (NDL). This innovative guidance system, developed by NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, under the agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), can potentially revolutionize landing spacecraft on extraterrestrial worlds. The NDL technology is a NASA payload for this Intuitive Machines Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) delivery, meaning NASA will demonstrate NDL’s capabilities in the lunar environment during the mission but the data is not considered mission-critical for the successful landing of Nova-C, as Intuitive Machines has its own navigation and landing systems. The NDL story started almost 20 years ago when Dr. Farzin Amzajerdian, NDL project manager at NASA Langley, made a breakthrough and successfully found a precise way to land rovers on Mars. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, several attempts at landing rovers on the surface of Mars were met with several significant challenges. Radar was inherently imprecise for this application. Radio waves cover a large area on the ground, meaning smaller craters and boulders that are commonly found on the Martian surface could ‘hide’ from detection and cause unexpected hazards for landers. “The landers needed the radar sensor to tell them how far they were off the ground and how fast they were moving so they could time their parachute deployment,” said Amzajerdian. “Too early or too late, the lander would miss its target or crash into the surface.” Radio waves also couldn’t measure velocity and range independently of one another, which is important, according to Aram Gragossian, electro-optics lead for NDL at NASA Langley, who joined the team about six years ago. “If you go over a steep slope, the range changes very quickly, but that doesn’t mean your velocity has changed,” he said. “So if you just feed that information back to your system, it may cause catastrophic reactions.” Amzajerdian knew about this problem, and he knew how to fix it. “Why not use a lidar instead of a radar?” he asked. LiDAR, which stands for light detection and ranging, is a technology that uses visible or infrared light the same way radar uses radio waves. Lidar sends laser pulses to a target, which reflects some of that light back onto a detector. As the instrument moves in relation to its target, the change in frequency of the returning signal – also known as the Doppler effect – allows the lidar to measure velocity directly and precisely. Distance is measured based on the travel time of the light to the target and back. Lidar offered several advantages over radar, notably the fact that a laser transmits a pencil beam of light that can give a more precise and accurate measurement. #NASA #NDL #CLPS

This industry includes government space agencies, private companies, research institutions, and international collaborations, all working together to advance our knowledge of space and develop technologies for space exploration, satellite communication, Earth observation, scientific research, and more. Key areas within the industry include spacecraft design and manufacturing, rocket propulsion systems, satellite technology, space science research, space tourism, and the development of sustainable and reusable space transportation systems. The Space Research and Technology Industry plays a crucial role in expanding our understanding of the universe, driving technological innovation, and opening new possibilities for scientific discovery and economic growth.

I'm always on the lookout for interesting videos to share with you. I initially thought this one was CGI, but then I saw the news and other footage. Launching (and landing) rockets is truly becoming a motion picture and PR contest these days 😅🎆 This one has the full video drone treatment (not sure we'd get a permit for that over here). What do you think of Deep Blue Aerospace's latest attempt at reusability? Context: Deep Blue Aerospace, a Chinese private space company, conducted a high-altitude test flight of its Nebula-1 reusable rocket two days ago at the Ejin Banner Spaceport in Inner Mongolia. The 69-foot-tall Nebula-1, powered by three kerosene-liquid oxygen "Thunder-R" engines, reached an altitude of approximately 3.1 miles. The test aimed to demonstrate vertical takeoff and landing capabilities, and the rocket performed well during ascent and most of its descent. However, an anomaly occurred during the final landing phase, causing the rocket to crash and partially damage its body. Despite this setback, Deep Blue Aerospace reported achieving 10 out of 11 planned objectives, including advancements in attitude control and trajectory optimization (though we won't know all the details). The company plans to conduct its next Nebula-1 test flight in November, working towards its goal of achieving orbital entry and recovery by the end of the year. Ambitious! (And fiery! 🔥) If you love space and want to be in on the breaking inside conversations in the space economy, feel free to subscribe to my newsletter, Trailblazers. It’s the fastest-growing space newsletter and it’s free! 👉 https://lnkd.in/gfpUsDDC 🎥 Credit: DEep Blue Aerospace via space_new_horizons on IG (remixed) #space #rocket #spaceflight #spaceeconomy #technology #innovation #spaceport #china