So does this mean we’re to expect Zuul and Vince Clortho?

http://ghostbusters.wikia.com/wiki/File:TempleofGozerbio.pngThat’s right, both the Keymaster and the Gatekeeper might be coming soon. It just depends on when NOAA’s GOES-R (get it?) makes its appearance. As we all know, both Zuul and Vince Clortho will show, possibly in a refrigerator, before GOES-R. This latest Satnews article gives some nice details on GOES-12’s retirement, and what typically happens to […]

Why space matters: Imaging satellite operations, part 7 (the dishy part)

Last week, we found out that companies flying satellites, especially low earth orbiting (LEOs) need a few ground stations to send and receive data to satellite and payload in a timely manner. How can you tell there’s something space-y going on in your neighborhood? The most visible part of the ground system is the thing […]

Not dead yet!!

To borrow an answer for a different question: I’ve never Kepled. But the Kepler Team sounds like they aren’t going to give up on planet-hunting yet. They’re looking for a few good ideas (at least according to the article). If you have any, maybe you could help them out? http://science.time.com/2013/08/16/the-kepler-space-telescope-may-be-dead-but-its-planet-hunting-mission-continues/ Related articles Planet-hunting scope beyond repair […]

…and this was from a LEO satellite…

So this was just put out there: http://www.nbcnews.com/science/hubble-telescope-finds-source-cosmic-stream-near-milky-way-6C10911426 And yup, you read that right: the Hubble is a low earth orbiting (LEO) satellite, just like the others that Digitalglobe and RapidEye use–except the payload, the camera and telescope, points outwards. Don’t get me wrong–if the Hubble hadn’t been that low to the Earth, the space […]

Why space matters: Imaging satellite operations, Part 5

One is a lonely number. It takes a while for one low earth orbiting (LEO) satellite’s payload (the camera) to see the entire Earth’s surface. If you want to get pictures more quickly, say the same day something like a hurricane or a forest fire is happening, you want a CONSTELLATION of satellites orbiting the […]