NASA’s OSIRIS-REx In The Midst Of Site Selection

December 4, 2019 – NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is just days away from selecting the site where the spacecraft will snag a sample from asteroid Bennu. After a lengthy and challenging process, the team is finally ready to down-select from the four candidate sites to a primary and backup site. Read More
Ball Aerospace’s Dr. Makenzie Lystrup Named AAAS Fellow

December 3, 2019 – Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, vice president and general manager, Civil Space, Ball Aerospace, has been elected to the rank of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Read More
Blue Canyon Technologies Acquires Antenna Company To Expand Technological Base
December 2, 2019 – Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) has purchased leading RF antenna manufacturer, Antenna Development Corporation (AntDevCO). As a vertically integrated company, the acquisition plays a key role in BCT incorporating antennas into their design and manufacturing capabilities portfolio. Read More
SwRI-Built Instrument Confirms Solar Wind Slows Farther Away From The Sun

December 2, 2019 – Measurements taken by the Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) instrument aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft are providing important new insights from some of the farthest reaches of space ever explored. In a paper recently published in The Astrophysical Journal, a team led by Southwest Research Institute shows how the solar wind — the supersonic stream of charged particles blown out by the Sun — evolves at increasing distances from the Sun. Read More
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Source: University of Colorado Boulder/LASP