Jonathan Amos

@BBCAmos

BBC Science Correspondent

Cambridge, UK
Liittynyt tammikuu 2010

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  1. uudelleentwiittasi
    5 tuntia sitten

    We're now operationally tracking many Cosmos 1408 new debris fragments in our LeoLabs object catalog. Here's a visualization of the current 200+ added so far in their new orbits; this number will continue to grow in the coming days and weeks.

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  2. 10 tuntia sitten

    As predicted, the can 🥾🥫is being kicked as far down the road as possible, but it will eventually hit a wall. What the UK space sector wants to know is: what is Plan B? If association is not possible, will the sector get to keep the €750m subscription?

    Kumoa
  3. 2. jouluk.

    The three renders released by of its forthcoming launch vehicle. "Neutron’s Hungry Hippo fairing jaws will open wide to release the second stage and payload, before closing again ready to return to Earth with the first stage."

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  4. 2. jouluk.

    This is where a journey 1.5 million years into the past begins.

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  5. uudelleentwiittasi
    1. jouluk.

    "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants” - Newton. With at .

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  6. 30. marrask.

    The original core became one of the seminal climate datasets. The new core promises to explain why Earth's ice ages flipped in frequency in the deep past.

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  7. uudelleentwiittasi
    30. marrask.

    🚀ANNOUNCEMENT TIME 🚀 I’ve been working with in the UK to showcase the BEST of Britain in space for their podcast In-Orbit 🇬🇧📡🛰

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  8. uudelleentwiittasi
    30. marrask.

    Sixty years ago, my Papa D crafted a formula that estimates the number of detectable civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy. Since then, the has become a guide for scientists searching for life beyond Earth.

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  9. uudelleentwiittasi
    30. marrask.

    Gift wrapping a rocket: finishing touches to the fairing include the application of agency logos and insignia 🎁🚀 😉

    Kumoa
  10. 30. marrask.
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  11. 29. marrask.

    The danger here is the situation resolves itself. If European consortia progress with satellite developments without UK companies (EU procurement rules demand EU membership or 3rd nation association), UKGov may decide Copernicus represents poor value for money and walks away 10/n

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  12. 29. marrask.

    ., as the EU's procurement agent, is looking hard for ideas that will keep the UK onboard for as long as possible, hoping an association can be agreed in time. A meeting in late December will likely hear these ideas. 9/n

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  13. 29. marrask.

    ...and the ice mission (CRISTAL) is under pressure to get into orbit to ensure there is no data gap in polar observations when the existing monitoring satellites are retired. 8/n

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  14. 29. marrask.

    These two missions must not be delayed. The CO2 mission (CO2M) was promised as part of the Paris COP process to help nations assess their carbon emissions. Early 2026 is the latest the constellation can launch... 7/n

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  15. 29. marrask.

    A Preliminary Design Review will be reached in February for a Sentinel constellation to measure CO2 in Earth's atmosphere, and shortly after for a Sentinel to map Earth's ice. At PDR, industry needs to crack on with development (without UK companies if necessary). 6/n

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  16. 29. marrask.

    The lack of a UK association - and its subscription - means there is insufficient money in the programme. The European Commission () declined to discuss with me the causes of (or solutions to) the impasse. The UK says it stands ready to wire the funds. 5/n

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  17. 29. marrask.

    European industrial consortia (incl UK firms) were asked last year to design six new Sentinels with the expectation that they would be told now how those missions could be moved forward. A user forum should be doing that on Tue (30th), but it can't. 4/n

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  18. 29. marrask.

    The EU-27 would really like the UK to continue - because we bring expertise, but also because the UK would pay a €750m subscription. A win-win for everyone?! Except the UK's association is stalled because of soured relations over the NI Protocol 3/n

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  19. 29. marrask.

    A quick recap: means that the UK must "associate" to if it wants to continue contributing to the EU project. Why wouldn't it? The UK doesn't possess a sovereign Earth observation capability. The EU's Sentinel satellites have been that capability! 2/n

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  20. 29. marrask.

    And so this is where Earth observation in Europe gets very messy, with the first of a number of critical meetings that could end up with the UK falling out of , the most advanced EO programme in the world. It would be a repeat of . 1/n

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