Tag: esa
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#PumpUpThaVolume: December 8, 2020 ♬
Media Monarchy plays Arms And Sleepers, Sewerslvt, grabyourface and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for December 8,2020. ♬
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#MorningMonarchy: February 13, 2018
Olympics hack, Twitter stacks and AI conversation hearts + this day in history w/European Vega rocket launch and our song of the day by Wye Oak on your Morning Monarchy for February 13, 2018.
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Historic! Europe’s Philae Probe Lands on Comet 317M Miles Away
from nbcnews.com: After a suspense-packed, seven-hour descent, the European Space Agency’s Philae lander made an unprecedented touchdown on the surface of a comet Wednesday — marking the high point of a $1.3 billion, 10-year mission. Cheers erupted as the confirming signals were received at the European Space Operations Center in Darmstadt, Germany, at 11:03 a.m.…
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phobos grunt: lost in space?
The plight of Phobos Grunt spacecraft remains an interesting dilemma. ESA (European Space Agency) ground station in Perth, Australia failed in attempts to signal Phobos Grunt, reveals Spaceflight Now article. “Outfitted with a feedhorn antenna designed to attenuate the power of its radio signals…[the]…ground station heard signals from Phobos-Grunt twice last week…Perth’s 49-foot dish antenna…
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first contact with phobos grunt since nov 8th
A Perth, Australia tracking station made contact with errant Phobos Grunt spacecraft, yesterday. A Universe Today article reports actions of tracking station. “ESA [European Space Agency] said in a press release that the signals sent to Phoboos-Grunt commanded the spacecraft’s transmitter to switch on, sending a signal down to the station’s 15 m dish antenna.…