OSIRIS-REx
IPPW ’24- Planetary Probes
The tech media has gotten hold of this, but I’ll add my own context. The International Planetary Probe Workshop was held this week, hosted by Langley Research Center, in nearby Williamsburg, VA. The press makes much of OSIRIS-REx being an… Read More »IPPW ’24- Planetary Probes
OSIRIS-REx Revealing Secrets…
No news to OREx fans, but here’s a good explainer from Dante Lauretta himself, including early sample results: OSIRIS-REx: Revealing Secrets from the Dawn of our Solar System https://airandspace.si.edu/whats-on/events/osiris-rex-revealing-secrets-dawn-our-solar-system Lauretta just gave the Smithsonian’s Exploring Space lecture this Wednesday, May… Read More »OSIRIS-REx Revealing Secrets…
AbSciCon 2024 meeting
…before I continue with ExMAG, a recap of AbSciCon. The AGU‘s Astrobiology conference (“AbSciCon” for short) just took place, this time in Providence, Rhode Island. Dworkin, J. P. McLain, H. L. Parker, E. T. et al. A Search for Extraterrestrial… Read More »AbSciCon 2024 meeting
SBAG, Winter 2024-Day 2
– The Hera mission (ESA’s follow-up orbiter, after DART) is on track; if there’s an issue, it’s that the switch to Falcon launch requires reconfiguration and retest of the downlink. First Hera comm is just after launch, and now US-practice,… Read More »SBAG, Winter 2024-Day 2
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