by OGL News | Sep 29, 2024 | news-hub
Planet Forest Carbon Monitoring image of the Congo basin. Credit: Planet SAN FRANCISCO – Earth observation company Planet unveiled a product Sept. 24 for monitoring global forests. Planet’s Forest Carbon Monitoring product offers quarterly estimates of the...
by OGL News | Sep 28, 2024 | news-hub
Illustration of a GPS IIIF satellite in orbit. Credit: Lockheed Martin WASHINGTON — A new U.S. government report highlights mixed progress in the modernization of the Global Positioning System (GPS), citing advancements in satellite and ground equipment upgrades...
by OGL News | Sep 27, 2024 | news-hub
This mosaic is made up of more than 100 images captured by NASA’s Viking 1 orbiter, which operated around Mars from 1976 to 1980. The scar across the center of the planet is the vast Valles Marineris canyon system. Credit: NASA / USGS It won’t be easy for NASA...
by OGL News | Sep 26, 2024 | news-hub
The Boeing Starliner crew capsule after landing at White Sands, New Mexico, to conclude the Crew Flight Test mission Sept. 7. Credit: Boeing WASHINGTON — Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft successfully landed in New Mexico early Sept. 7, completing the Crew...
by OGL News | Sep 12, 2024 | news-hub
An artist’s rendition of a Cluster spacecraft breaking apart during reentry. Credit: ESA/David Ducross WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency successfully deorbited the first of four Cluster space science satellites Sept. 8, performing a first-of-its-kind...
by OGL News | Sep 11, 2024 | news-hub
NASA continued with Europa Clipper launch preparations, like installing its solar panels, while studying if spacecraft transistors could support the planned mission. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett WASHINGTON — A multibillion-dollar NASA mission to a potentially habitable...
