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NASA Tests Drones to Provide Micrometeorology, Aid in Fire Response

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Robert Mcswain

In Aug. 2024, a team of NASA researchers and partners gathered in Missoula, to test new drone-based technology for localized forecasting, or micrometeorology. Researchers attached wind sensors to a drone, NASA’s Alta X quadcopter, aiming to provide precise and sustainable meteorological data to help predict fire behavior. Wildfires are increasing in number and severity around … Read more

SpaceX launches U.S. Space Force ‘rapid response’ GPS mission

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WASHINGTON — In a mission veiled in secrecy, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Dec. 16 at 7:52 p.m. Eastern from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, sending a military Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite to a medium orbit about 12,000 miles above Earth.  Named Rapid Response Trailblazer-1 (RRT-1), this mission was a U.S. … Read more