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LASP’s unique dust instrument sets sail to Europa aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0000

LASP’s unique dust instrument sets sail to Europa aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 10/14/2024 - 00:00

Dozens of LASP employees, family members, and friends attended the launch of NASA’s flagship Europa Clipper mission, which includes the Europa SUrface Dust Analyzer (SUDA), a unique instrument built at the lab on �� Boulder’s East Campus.

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LASP-led NASA MAVEN mission commemorates 10 years in Mars’ orbit

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0000

LASP-led NASA MAVEN mission commemorates 10 years in Mars’ orbit Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 09/23/2024 - 00:00

Ten years after arriving at Mars, MAVEN has completed more than 22,000 orbits, revealing amazing discoveries on its mission to determine how the Red Planet's climate evolved from warm and wet to the cold, dry planet that we see today.

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With Polaris Dawn’s launch, Colorado scientists will study vision changes in space

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0000

With Polaris Dawn’s launch, Colorado scientists will study vision changes in space Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00

Specialized optical equipment will gather data from astronauts’ eyes and analyze the results during and after the five-day Polaris Dawn mission. The research is a collaboration between Allie Hayman (Aerospace Engineering) and Prem Subramania (�� School of Medicine).

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LASP’s Nicholas Kruczek awarded NASA technology fellowship

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0000

LASP’s Nicholas Kruczek awarded NASA technology fellowship Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 08/15/2024 - 00:00

Nick Kruczek, an instrument engineer in the solar and stellar science division at the Laboratory for Atmospheric Space Physics, has been named a NASA Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellow. The award recognizes early career researchers with innovative ideas to advance astrophysics flight programs and technology.

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New agreement with NASA to advance national space weather capabilities

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0000

New agreement with NASA to advance national space weather capabilities Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 08/05/2024 - 00:00

Bolstering its longstanding collaboration with NASA, the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at �� Boulder today enacted a collaborative Space Act Agreement with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The agreement will advance research and modeling in the critical field of space weather.

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LASP team awarded NASA technology grant to develop dust analyzer

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0000

LASP team awarded NASA technology grant to develop dust analyzer Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 07/22/2024 - 00:00

To learn more about how dust particles may affect future missions, NASA has awarded $1M to a team from �� Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) to develop a dust analyzer capable of measuring the speed, size and charge of tiny dust particles on rocky bodies less than 5 kilometers across.

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New approach to aerial ground penetrating radar for Mars research

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0000

New approach to aerial ground penetrating radar for Mars research Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 07/01/2024 - 00:00

Assistant Professor Sean Peters (Aerospace Engineering) is leading a major multi-institutional initiative to create a drone-based, power-efficient passive radar system to map subsurface areas of Mars. The initiative was recently funded by a $2.45 million, three-year NASA grant.

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LASP team attends launch of instrument to monitor space weather

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0000

LASP team attends launch of instrument to monitor space weather Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 06/25/2024 - 00:00

The Kennedy Space Center launch of NOAA’s GOES-U satellite—carrying the fourth and final Extreme Ultraviolet and X-Ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS) instrument—was a high point in the two-decade long program on which dozens of LASP employees worked for the majority of their careers.

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Space instruments provide early warnings for solar flares

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Space instruments provide early warnings for solar flares Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 06/21/2024 - 00:00

When a solar flare leaps out from around the sun, a small fleet of scientific instruments designed and built at �� Boulder form a first line of defense—spotting these massive eruptions before any other instrument in space, then relaying the information to Earth in seconds.

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Testing AI-enabled drones for search and rescue

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Testing AI-enabled drones for search and rescue Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 06/14/2024 - 00:00

�� Boulder's Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences is partnering with the Boulder Emergency Squad to evaluate the use of AI-enabled drones in search and rescue operations, which can independently help teams scout locations or find individuals.

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