NASA Launches Satellite Designed and Built by MSU Students
Published: February 24, 2021
The Ionospheric-Thermospheric Scanning Photometer for Ion-Neutral Studies (IT-SPINS) mission proposes to provide the first two-dimensional (2D) tomographic imaging from a 3U research CubeSat, addressing the basic nature of the nocturnal ionosphere. This 6-month mission aims to strengthen our fundamental understanding for development of ion gradient structures in the topside of the Earth’s ionosphere and secondarily within regional phenomena such as equatorial plasma bubbles (EPBs) or polar patches. (MSU Image)
BOZEMAN Culminating years of work, a small satellite designed and built by Montana State University students is set to launch Saturday aboard a cargo resupply rocket bound for the International Space Station.
BOZEMAN - A âbread loaf-sizedâ satellite designed and built by Montana State University (MSU) students is set to launch Saturday aboard a rocket bound for the International Space Station.
The satellite, called by the acronym IT-SPINS, will dock at the space station until later this spring, then be propelled into orbit and commence a more than six-month mission of measuring the properties of Earth s atmosphere at the edge of outer space a release from MSU says.
According to MSU, the project started in 2015 with a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation and more than 30 MSU students have been involved in developing the satellite.
Subsea Defense: Navy Deepens Commitment to Underwater Vehicles Senior Chief Mineman Abraham Garcia (left) and Aerographer s Mate 1st Class Joshua Gaskill, members of the Knifefish Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) test team, man tending lines during crane operations as part of an operational test conducted by members from Operational Test and Evaluation Force (OPTEVFOR). Knifefish is a medium-class mine countermeasure UUV designed for deployment off the Littoral Combat Ship. OPTEVFOR is the Navy’s sole test and evaluation organization for surface, air, and un Orca extra-large unmanned undersea vehicle will be used in mine countermeasures and anti-submarine warfare. Credit: Boeing. CURV-21 is a 6,400-pound Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) that is designed to meet the US Navy s deep ocean salvage requirements down to a maximum depth of 20,000 feet of seawater. This vehicle is loaded with a host of new technolog
University spent a record $2.917 billion in fiscal year 2019, a nearly 10% increase from 2018
Credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins University By Katie Pearce / Published Feb 9, 2021
Johns Hopkins University led all U.S. universities in research and development spending for the 41st consecutive year in fiscal year 2019, spending a record $2.917 billion.
The university s total R&D expenditure for fiscal year 2019 the most recent year for which nationwide data is available rose 9.6% from the previous year, according to the annual National Science Foundation report on higher education R&D. Johns Hopkins is proud to continue its decades-long legacy as the national leader in research funding, says Denis Wirtz, the university s vice provost for research and a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, pathology, and oncology. The support makes it possible for researchers throughout the Johns Hopkins community from the School of Medici
Scientists say noise pollution is harming sea life, needs to be prioritized
A metastudy to be published in the journal Science shows that humans have drastically altered oceans underwater soundscapes, in some cases deafening or disorienting whales, dolphins and other marine mammals that rely on sound to navigate.
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A blue whale is shown near a cargo ship off the California coast. A new metastudy cites rumbling ships, hammering oil drills and booming seismic survey blasts as sounds that can deafen or disorient marine mammals.(Cascadia Research, John Calambokidis/The Associated Press)