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Future spacecraft may be able to “think” for themselves.
NASA is testing a next-gen space processor that can withstand the harsh conditions of space, while improving computing power. So far, testing shows it operating at 500 times the performance of chips currently in use. go.nasa.gov/4wm7QHL
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Lo único más poderoso que el odio, es el amor.
The Only Thing More Powerful Than Hate is Love. @sanbenito #AppleMusicHalftime
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What makes TeraWave different? It is purpose-built for enterprise customers. Unmatched speeds of up to 6 Tbps through a multi-orbit constellation of 5,280 LEO and 128 MEO satellites with both RF and optical links. Globally distributed customers can each access up to 144 Gbps of capacity through Q/V-band links from LEO satellites, while up to 6 Tbps point-to-point capacity can be accessed through optical links from MEO satellites. This provides the reliability and resilience needed for real-time operations and massive data movement. It also provides backup connectivity during outages, keeping critical operations running. Plus, the ability to scale on demand and rapidly deploy globally while maintaining performance. Looking forward to supporting our customers with this capability.
Introducing TeraWave: a satellite communications network designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth.
This network will service tens of thousands of enterprise, data center, and government users who require reliable connectivity for critical operations. The TeraWave architecture consists of 5,408 optically interconnected satellites in LEO and MEO, reaching remote, rural, and suburban areas where diverse fiber paths are costly, technically infeasible, or slow to deploy, while providing additional route diversity and strengthening overall network resilience.
Learn more: bit.ly/4qFs108
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Intuitive Machines and SpaceX have analyzed the data from the lunar lander fueling test for the IM-2 mission and determined the testing campaign is complete.
Liftoff of the IM-2 mission is targeted for a multi-day launch window that opens at 7:16:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 26, 2025, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
📸: @SpaceX
#AdLunam #IM2 #Athena
(26FEB2025 1605 EST)
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Volodymyr Zelensky is NOT a dictator.
Vladimir Putin IS a dictator.
Zelensky didn’t start the war in Ukraine.
Putin did.
Hope this clarifies things for anyone who is confused.
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We recently completed New Glenn’s first stage test of its six landing legs—a key area for reusability, which lowers the cost of access to space. The landing gear stow inside the rocket during flight, deploying as the booster gently touches down on our landing vessel at sea.
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Yes! Lunar rovers and lunar landers are under one roof thanks to the @SESEASU Tycho Rover prototype delivery to Space City.
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Attie! #AdLunam
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Intuitive Machines’ Micro Nova is a miniature Nova-C lander designed to search for water ice in permanently shaded regions of the Moon. Affectionately known as “The Hopper,” the spacecraft is designed to carry 8 kg of payloads up to 25 km from the IM-2 mission landing site.
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Vroom vroom! Let's Go! #adlunam
NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines $30 million as a prime contractor to complete a Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services contract. The company’s global Moon RACER team will be tasked with creating a feasibility roadmap to develop and deploy a Lunar Terrain Vehicle on the Moon using Intuitive Machines’ Nova-D cargo-class lander.
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Texas Governor @GregAbbott_TX has appointed Intuitive Machines VP of Production and Operations @Astro2fish as a member of the Executive Committee of the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium.
The Texas Space Commission will work to strengthen Texas’ proven leadership in civil, commercial, and military aerospace activity by promoting innovation in the fields of space exploration and commercial aerospace opportunities, including the integration of space, aeronautics, and aviation industries into the Texas economy.
The Commission is governed by a nine-member board of directors, who will also administer the legislatively created Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund to provide grants to eligible entities.
Proud to LAUNCH 🚀 the Texas Space Commission today at @NASA in Houston!
The Commission will further cement Texas’ place as a leader in space exploration.
As we look to the future of space, one thing is clear: those who reach for the stars do so from the great state of Texas.
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Glenn is a real one.
Meet the guy who led the team that developed NDL @NASA_Langley. This system allowed @Int_Machines IM-1 lander, Odysseus, to safely land at Malapert A crater, after the primary system failed. Nice job Mr. Hines! @CrainTim
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Flight controllers received and analyzed data from the February 16th engine Commissioning Maneuver (CM). Data from the 21-second full-thrust mainstage engine CM confirmed Odysseus hit its 21 m/s target with approximately 0.8 m/s accuracy. The GIF below was created from images taken while the lander maneuvered to CM burn attitude. 🧵(19FEB2024 1745 CST) 1/5