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Press Releases
Rocket Lab Space Software Supports Lunar Landing for Firefly’s Blue Ghost 1 Mission
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, celebrated the successful Moon landing of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 on March 2 at 8:34 a.m. UTC (3:34 a.m. ET), supported by Rocket Lab’s MAX Flight and MAX Ground Data Software suites. “Congratulations to the Firefly team for…
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NASA
NASA to Test Solution for Radiation-Tolerant Computing in Space
Onboard computers are critical to space exploration, aiding nearly every spacecraft function from propulsion and navigation systems to life support technology, science data retrieval and analysis, communications, and reentry. But computers in space are susceptible to ionizing solar and cosmic radiation. Just one high-energy particle can trigger a so-called “single event effect,” causing minor data errors that lead to cascading…
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NASA
NASA Science Payload to Study Sticky Lunar Dust Challenge
The Moon may look like barren rock, but it’s actually covered in a layer of gravel, pebbles, and dust collectively known as “lunar regolith.” During the Apollo Moon missions, astronauts learned firsthand that the fine, powdery dust – electromagnetically charged due to constant bombardment by solar and cosmic particles – is extremely abrasive and clings to everything: gloves, boots, vehicles, and…
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