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SpaceX's Falcon Heavy II rocket lifts off from Platform 39A on April 11, 2019, aboard the Arabsat 6A communications satellite. Credit: Walter Scriptonas
WASHINGTON, July 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory scientists launched the second Strontium Iodide Radiation Instrument (SIRI-2) instrument in December 2021 onboard Space Test Program (STP) Sat-6. SIRI-2, a gamma-ray spectrometer, will demonstrate the performance of europium-doped strontium iodide gamma ray detection technology with sufficient active area for Department of Defense (DoD) operational needs. The first SIRI…
WASHINGTON, July 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory scientists launched the second Strontium Iodide Radiation Instrument...
With the help of its LauncherOne technology, Virgin Orbit has now positioned 33 satellites in orbit.
AFRL's experimental CubeSat, called Recurve, uses artificial intelligence/machine learning to autonomously decide how to route data through large constellations of interlinked satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).