Let’s be honest for a moment; flying has always been on your mind, no? Well, it’s an exhilarating encounter that everyone should try at least once. And with so many modes of transportation available, the entire experience becomes like a cherry on the top of the cake.
There’s nothing in the world like private aviation. Once you ditch the unending line-ups and cramped seats of flying commercially for the superior luxury of a private jet charter, there’s no going back to the regular airliner. And with so many private flying options out there, you’ll wind up shuffling among the best ones, namely helicopters and private jets.
While nothing can beat the supremacy of helicopters, it can’t win with the convenience that a private jet brings to your table. So, let’s look at all the differences between both mediums to understand better the ones that suit your flying requirements.
- Confidentiality matters Private Jets:
Every year, most private jets are booked by business persons since they don’t want anyone to invade their privacy. And that’s the most impressive feature of flying privately. It keeps your chitchats, activities, and meet-ups confidential until it’s your call.
In contrast, that’s not the case with helicopters. Firstly, communication gets harder due to the noisy rotating overhead fan. And secondly, it suits the adventurers more and not the families.
- Security of the passengers Private Jets:
Travelling in a helicopter poses more risk than a private jet since fewer regulations govern them. Flying regulations state that all the bulkier responsibilities of in-flight decision-making and checking pre-flight weather conditions lie with the pilots, and often, he’s unable to cater to them all.
In addition, the absence of the black box makes it all worse that’s built-in the charter jet. If you plan to book a helicopter anytime soon, you must have a random conversation about the potential risks with the pilot.
- The Spaciousness Private Jets:
There’s no denying that space is one of the most important factors for extensive travelling. If that matters to you, a helicopter won’t do justice to your trip. It’s because there’s a very minimal space where you can’t even walk. On the other hand, private jets are well-organised and spacious. The majority even serve great catering services with delicious brunches and beverages.
- Basic Amenities:
A private jet is considered the epitome of luxury with all the basic amenities you might need on the flight, including a furnished bedroom, a dine-in table, and wineries per your budget. On the other hand, a helicopter isn’t equipped with much furnishings, rather provides just a commute. It doesn’t allow excess luxury since it does not have enough space to fit things in. so it’s certainly not for families with kids.
- Control Considerations:
Private jets are usually easier to control than helicopters. Some private jets have mechanical controls that carry out the flying task in the back. On the contrary, helicopters are deprived of such features. A pilot of a helicopter must be attentive at all times and always keep their eyes upfront. While some pilots love having adventurous passengers, it gets much easier while travelling in a private jet. After all, there’s nothing more valuable than the lives of passengers.
- Timely arrangements:
Last-minute bookings don’t go hand in hand with both private jets and helicopters. So, booking your trip beforehand would be a wise call. And for that purpose, you’ll have to make a quick decision. However, private jets might take you further than helicopters. So, if you’re planning an extensive trip, it’s best to connect with private jet agencies.
- Regulation differences:
Every flying plane carries a set of specific rules and regulations which they must follow strictly. These laws ensure the safety of both pilots and passengers. However, a private plane is somewhat more highly-regulated than that of a helicopter. It’s because jets have always been spacious and more likely to cause significant damage and fatalities in case of an accident. To avoid such mishaps, both jets and helicopters must maintain a particular attitude while flying, but the latter has more leeway.
Over the years, aircraft sales have been significantly boosted, especially private ones. While there are multiple advantages to both helicopter and jet chartering, they possess some potential risks too. Yet, sometimes you would assume that helicopter travel would be a better option than private jets. And now that you’ve acknowledged the key differences between the two, it’s easier to determine the right one for your travel requirements.


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B.S. 1968 (Rochester); Ph.D. 1974 (Minnesota)
Kintner received his doctoral degree for studies of plasma physics and the space environment in the northern lights. He continued working on this subject with the Space Physics group at the University of Iowa until 1976, when he came to Cornell as a research associate. He was appointed to the faculty in 1981. Kintner is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and a member of the American Geophysical Union. He has served on the Arecibo Scientific Advisory Committee, NASA's Management Operations Working Group, chaired NASA’s Sun-Earth Connections Advisory Subcommittee, and is currently a member of the Living With a Star- Science Architecture committee.
We are investigating the interaction of radio signals, both natural and man-made, with our space environment sometimes called the ionosphere or magnetosphere. These waves may be electromagnetic or electrostatic and they mediate the exchange of energy and momentum in the space environment. This study includes propagation of electromagnetic signals (such as VLF signals initiated by lightning or navigational stations), the amplification of both natural and man-made signals in space, and the acceleration of ionospheric plasma by waves to form the radiation belts. The study also includes the effect of the space environment on the propagation of radio signals, specifically GPS signals. Our approach is experimental and we make electric field and magnetic field measurements from sounding rockets and satellites as well as ground based measurements using arrays of GPS receivers.
Studies of Ionospheric Irregularities: Origins and Effects (Office of Naval Research)
Sounding Rocket Investigations: Sounding of the Ion Energization Region: Resolving Ambiguities (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
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A new study published in Science looks beyond the question of whether Earth’s oceans can be traced to comets or other objects from space, and instead asks the question: where did the water in comets come from? The answer: some of it, maybe even a majority, is interstellar, and either survived the formation of our Sun and planetary disk or migrated here at a later time. The findings could have important ...
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Members of the mission team at the Lockheed Martin Mission Support Area in Littleton, Colorado, celebrate after successfully inserting NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft into orbit around Mars at 10:24 p.m. EDT Sunday, Sept. 21. Image Credit: Lockheed Martin
NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft successfully entered Mars’ orbit at 10:24 p.m. EDT Sunday, Sept. 21, where it now will prepare to study the Red Planet’s upper atmosphere as never done before. MAVEN is the first spacecraft dedicated to exploring the tenuous upper atmosphere of Mars.
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This week’s Science Nation video features research at the Center for Chemical Evolution (CCE), headquartered at Georgia Tech. Nicholas Hud and a team from the CCE are working to understand the origins of life on Earth by studying how chain-like chemicals called polymers first came together to form RNA and DNA.
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The public will be able to ask questions on social media using the hashtag #askNASA.
Panelists include: Lisa May (lead program ...September 16, 2014 / Posted by: Aaron Gronstal
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The purpose of AbGradE is to start a network of early-career astrobiologists in Europe. Yearly symposia will be organized where young researchers can meet, attend background lectures, and present their work and ideas in front of their peers in a pressure-free environment.
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Not every planet in or near a habitable zone is habitable. Inhospitable Venus is an excellent example. Credit: NASA/JPL/Caltech
A new study explores how distant analogs to Venus might be detected and differentiated from Earth-like planets. Discovering a twin to Venus could help astrobiologists identify systems similar to our own Solar System and narrow the search for habitable worlds around distant stars.
The work was supported by the NASA Astrobiology Institute’s Virtual Planetary Laboratory and published in Astrophyiscal Journal Letters.
Dr. Shawn Domagal-Goldman of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and co-author of the study recently spoke ...
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Astronomers searching the atmospheres of alien worlds for gases that might be produced by life can’t rely on the detection of just one type, such as oxygen, ozone, or methane, because in some cases these gases can be produced non-biologically, according to extensive simulations by researchers in the NASA Astrobiology Institute’s Virtual Planetary Laboratory. The study appears ...
An Arizona State University alumna has devised the largest catalog ever produced for stellar compositions. Called the Hypatia Catalog, after one of the first female astronomers who lived ~350 AD in Alexandria, the work is critical to understanding the properties of stars, how they form, and possible connections with the formation and habitability of orbiting planets. And what she found from her work is that the compositions of nearby stars aren’t as uniform as once thought.
Since it is not possible to physically sample a star to determine its composition, astronomers study of the light from the object. This ...September 10, 2014 / Posted by: Daniella Scalice
Discoveries of new, potentially habitable worlds beyond our solar system raise challenging questions for humanity vis-a-vis faith, human nature, reality and religion. This discussion, hosted at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC on June 18, 2014, addresses the complex intersection of astrobiology and theology as part of the Kluge Center’s astrobiology program and features scholars from the Library, George Washington University, and Princeton.September 8, 2014 / Posted by: Daniella Scalice
Clouds that are probably composed of ice crystals and possibly supercooled water droplets were caught in images by NASA’s Opportunity rover. Credit: NASA/JPL/Texas A&M/Cornell
Curiosity celebrated two years on Mars on August 5, 2014, and is continuing its progress across the surface of the planet. In a tweet on September 2, 2014, Curiosity shared its view of the path ahead and proclaimed, “Head for the hills! I’m driving towards these hills on Mars to do geology work & also search for clouds.”
In this news post from astrobio.net, Dr. Robert M. Haberle, Planetary Scientist at NASA Ames and a team member for the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS), explains why clouds on Mars are relevant to Curiosity’s astrobiology goals.Curiosity tweeted this image from the surface of Mars on Sept 2, 2014. Credit: NASA, @MarsCuriosity
REMS is an environmental monitoring station and was contributed to the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission by the Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB) in Spain, one of the NASA Astrobiology Institute’s international partners.
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To submit a session topic and to see the list of submissions visit: http://www.hou.usra.edu ...September 3, 2014 / Written by: Julie Fletcher
The Habitability of Icy Worlds workshop was held in early February, 2014 in Pasadena, CA, co-sponsored by NASA and USRA. The primary objective was to focus on the astrobiological potential of icy worlds in the outer solar system — including Europa, Ganymede, Enceladus, Titan, and beyond — with discussion on future research directions and spacecraft missions that can best assess that potential. The agenda for the workshop was organized around thematic sessions that address the potential habitability of the unique planetary environments of the outer solar system. Archived video of the sessions can be viewed here, courtesy of the NASA Astrobiology Institute ...September 3, 2014 / Written by: Daniella Scalice
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A new study supported by the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) has revealed details about the composition of Earth’s atmosphere during the Archean eon, which occurred roughly 4 to 2.4 billion years ago.
Astrobiologists study the Archean in order to better understand the early evolution of life on Earth, and how organisms survived in an environment that was much different than the planet today. Studying the Archean Earth can also provide clues about life’s potential beyond our planet.
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Leading scientific experts were convened at NASA Headquarters on August 20th to discuss early Earth and how studying it can inform our search for life elsewhere in the Universe.
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An immersive experience at the National Space Centre , featuring a 20-seat simulator and 6 unique zones that take visitors on a wild space mission to Mars and back.
My role in the project was varied, creating both Unity applications for the Tharsis One and the Terminals, as well as undertaking show programming responsibilities using Medialon Manager to control the multiple AV elements of the experience, designing how interactives should work and prototyping these systems, and being involved with designing how parts of the experience work during the latter parts of the project.
Tharsis ONE #
A state-of-the-art spaceship fitted with the cutting-edge Tetracore Warp Drive!
After their low Earth orbit trip gets cancelled, visitors are roped into a mission to travel to Mars to retrieve important specimens that may have the answer to the question “is there life on Mars?”.
A 3 Minute motion ride using real-time content driven by user interaction. The trip begins on Earth and blasts off into orbit before warping to Mars. Once at Mars, it’s learned that the Martian GPS systems have been knocked offline by the recent solar storm, sending the ship into manual control. The passengers have to press their buttons at the correct times to get the ship to Noctis Labs in one piece.
Tech Specs #
- Unity (HDRP) to create the interactive ride
- Branching Unity timelines controlling both the visual camera and the physical seat motion.
- Networked button input and illumination via Brainboxes.
- Motion Seats controlled in real-time.
- Editor solution to allow editing of seat motion and camera animations inside of the physical space.
Main Deck - Noctis Labs #
An active Martian research base.
After stepping off the Tharsis One, its passengers enter Noctis Labs, an active Martian research base at the forefront of the search for ancient life on Mars.
Public Mode #
For public operation, vistors come into the base and have to complete a small task in order to find out the location of an important specimen. After retreiving their specimen they need to evactaute the base due to an incoming dust storm.
Schools Mode #
When students arrive on the base, they carry out a collection of tasks for 30 minutes. These tasks are designed to teach the students about Mars, whilst getting them to use some of the skills that they would have learned in school, all the time encouraging working as a team to search for life on Mars.
The zone has 12 unique stations, each of which has a Unity application to provide tasks themed around the station’s role, for example, Remote Pilots sees vistors control rovers and drones on the surface of Mars, whilst Hydroscience examines different ice cores for traces of gases and searches for signs of life through a digital microscope.
Each of the stations has an RFID reader so it can be unlocked by the relevant keycard, LED lighting to show it’s status, and most of the terminals have custom interactives relevant to the tasks that they are undertaking.
Tech Specs #
- 12 Terminal Applications, made in Unity
- Buttons, Joysticks, switches, locks, and LEDs controlled by the Unity applications using UHIDs
- 3 Player Mars exploration experience controlling rovers and a drone, carrying out tasks on the Martian surface, made in Unity.
- Voxon volumetric display running a Unity application allowing visitors to explore the Martian surface from space with satellites.
Escape Pod #
Get off of Mars. Fast!.
After retrieving the speciemens, vistors have to evactate Mars due to the violent dust storm that has hit the base.
To get off of Mars, the visitors have to pack into the escape pod and work as a team. Pressing the launch buttons at the same time to take off and start the journey back to Earth. After using the warp drive, the pod is put into the perilous position of re-entering the Earths atmosphere. They’re coming in too fast and need to hit the brakes! As a team they need to press the aerobrake buttons to slow the pod down enough to safely return to the surface.
Tech Specs #
- Custom Unity video player app.
- !2 Button inputs to control the launch and re-entry of the pod.
Show Programming #
The whole experience is controlled through a Medialon sever, providing control over 6 distinct zones, controlling lighting effects, sound, video playback and smoke for up to 4 concurrent groups going through the experience.
- Show logic programming for the latter half of the project.
- UI Control Panel Implementations
- Brightsign Presentation Creation


Speculation about Mars missions produces an irresistable temptation to design paper spaceships, and I won't even try to resist. So here we go:
My bias, as expressed last post, is for reaching Mars and returning on fast transfer orbits, making the one way trip in approximately three months. Allowing a few weeks on (or at least orbiting) Mars, the mission can be done in six months and change.
The alternative is using Hohmann transfer orbits, more or less, and accepting an 18-month round trip. This can be done with chemfuel rockets, and broadly speaking we already know how to do that part. What we don't know is how to send humans into space for 18 months and get them back in good health.
Six months corresponds to the currently accepted mission duration for the ISS. Going much longer will be much harder on the crew. On the other hand, the 'fast' six-month mission calls for an electric drive; even nuclear thermal comes up short.
An electric drive with sufficient performance is semi-speculative. The Dawn probe has three (redundant) ion thrusters with a combined mass of 129 kg, thus 46 kg each, while its solar wings come in at 204 kg. Each thruster delivers 92 mN of thrust from 2600 watts of electric power.
The combined mass of one thruster plus solar wings thus comes to 247 kg, just about 0.01 kW/kg. We need power performance about 100 times better, approaching the figure of merit I have often mentioned here, 1 kW/kg is the standard figure of merit.
The reason for using this figure of merit shows up in sims done on the Rocketpunk Manifesto TravelPlanner. Specifically I looked at a baseline vehicle capable of putting on 29 km/s of delta v in 60 days of acceleration, allowing a 30-day coasting period. This is more efficient than a classical brachistochrone orbit, which expends energy and propellant on putting on speed, then (literally!) turning around and taking it back off again.
Exhaust velocity is a little over 30 km/s, giving a mass ratio of 2.5: given a departure mass from Earth orbit of 250 tons, the 'dry' mass that reaches Mars orbit is 100 tons.
Rated drive power is 15 megawatts. The propulsion system (thrusters and power supply combined) is allowed 50 tons, half the 'dry' mass of the ship. This corresponds to a power density of 0.29 kW/kg - or, putting it reciprocally, 3.45 kg of drive mass - thrusters and power supply - per kilowatt of drive power output. As a gearhead reference point that corresponds to 5.65 lbs per horsepower.
I allow 30 tons for fuel tankage, keel structure, and general equipment. Which leaves just 20 tons for the gross payload - life support hab, stores, and crew. This ship is half engine, not a very balanced design. But this is what you need if drive power density is limited and you want to get to Mars in a few months.
My math fu is not equal to the task of actually determining travel time to Mars for a given mission delta v. But this handy delta v calculator, can do it. According to the calculator, burns totaling 27.33 km/s of delta v are needed to get from a high (100,000 km) Earth orbit to low (500 km) Mars orbit in 90 days.
The calculator assumes a brisk 10 milligees of acceleration. The sims have a much more modest acceleration, averaging half a milligee. (And if the drive is solar electric its acceleration performance will be halved at Mars distance from the Sun. Therefore the calculator estimate quite optimistic, but clever mission design could probably squeeze out some improvements.
At least, to a first approximation, this provides some idea of what it takes to reach Mars in a few months.
But the mission profile is for a one-way trip, implying that the vehicle must refuel at Mars orbit. One day this may be a routine operation, but it will certainly not be routine the first time. Really we should be capable of a round trip with onboard propellant - requiring twice the mission delta v, about 55 km/s.
A second sim shows a lighter and more powerful drive engine, close to the 1 kW/kg figure of merit, putting out 30 megawatts and providing twice the specific impulse. This more powerful engine has a mass of 30 tons, allowing 40 tons gross payload. Realistically speaking this is close to the minimum performance requirement for a practical Mars craft - which is why 1 kW/kg is regarded as the figure of merit for fast space propulsion.
This spacecraft is strictly a crew transfer vehicle, intended to get the crew from high Earth orbit to low Mars orbit and back. Electric drive is completely unsuited to planetary landings, so any mission profile like Mars Direct is ruled out. Everything needed to land on Mars, live and work there for a time, and return to Mars orbit, can be sent on a slow orbit.
Since the mission departs from high Earth orbit, there must be a prior phase in which the ship, assembled in low orbit, spirals out, then is met by a crew ferry. In principle the ship could return to high Earth orbit and be met there. More likely at least on early missions, the payload will include an Earth return capsule for the crew (and samples of Mars material), with the interplanetary bus being expended.
This post is conceptually quite incomplete - really it only talks about the interplanetary bus. But I want to get it posted, so here it is.
The image of Mars' surface is from Astronomy Picture of the Day.


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Shortly before President Trump was diagnosed with coronavirus last week, two Boeing E-6B Mercury planes took off from each of the US coasts. The planes in question can be used to send ballistic missile commands and form part of the US defence system. The history of US nuclear defence, however, is not exactly flawless. On 24 January 1961, for example, a United States B-52 Stratofortress carrying two nuclear bombs lost altitude over Goldsboro, in rural North Carolina. The plane had sustained a fuel leak in its right wing, so the crew were advised to maintain a holding pattern along the coast to conserve fuel. But the leak soon worsened, and the plane was running out of fuel. The crew were advised to return immediately to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base..A brief history of economic policy triumphs


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- Published on 14 June 2017
Science fiction mostly led us to believe that the cosmos is filled with vast silent galaxies, but in a way that is not completely true.
Space it seems, at least within the confines of the International Space Station (ISS) is a minefield of sounds for those on board. A constant din that astronauts need to get used to, despite zero gravity and disoriented senses. Thomas Pesquet, French spationaut who recently returned from space, told the Observatoire de la santé visuelle et auditive about his experience.
Pesquet was very keen to communicate with Earth during his six months in space, including via videoconference. He also told people back on the ground about how his body reacted while in space. Hearing, he said, was one sense that was put under a lot of strain.
To make human life possible at 400 km above the Earth, multiple machines work constantly to maintain room temperature, atmospheric pressure, and a suitable oxygen supply. There are also other machines at work, for instance to carry out experiments. All this infrastructure creates an incessant cacophony. Noise caused by the pumps that circulate water to cool down the electronics and ventilators constantly supplying fresh air adds to the mix. An environment where noise is around 70 dB, a level Pesquet says is comparable to a tumble-dryer.
To face this auditory battleground, Thomas Pesquet prepared for many months. Among the various items of equipment that were developed for him, he describes the space suit, a seat able to absorb the shock of take-off and landing, as well as special hearing protection against the noise. The devices include speakers and can be used as ear plugs and as a communications helmet. They were made using a mold of the spationaut’s ear canal and serve primarily to sleep. “They are very comfortable”, says Pesquet and astronauts are keen to keep them once they return to the surface where they even use them when they go out jogging.


The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched 31 satellites into space in a single flight through Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on June 23, 2017. PSLV successfully took off from the first Launchpad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) in Sriharikota at 9.29 a.m. According to the Department of Space and Research Organisation, India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its 40th flight, propelled the 712 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for the earth observation along with the 30 co- passenger satellites weighing about 243 kg at the lift-off into a 505 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SOS). PSLV –C38 is its 17th flight in its ‘XL’ configuration or with use of solid strap on motors. The co-passenger satellite encompasses 29 Nano satellites from 14 different countries specifically, Austria , Belgium , Chile , Czech Republic , Finland , France , Germany , Italy , Latvia , Japan , Lithuania , Slovakia , the UK, and the USA along with the one Nano satellite of India that is NIUSAT. Thus, the total weight of the satellites carried on board PSLV-C38 is about 955 kg. These 29 international Nano satellites were launched as part of the commercial arrangement between Antrix Corporation Limited, a Government of India company under the Department of Space (DOS) and the commercial arm of ISRO and the International customers.
Features of PSLV-C38
The steady remote sensing services will be delivered by the use of panchromatic and multi spectral camera by the Cartosat-2. The images sent by the satellite will be beneficial for cartographic applications, urban and rural applications, coastal land use and regulation, utility management like road network monitoring, water distribution, creation of land use maps, change detection to bring out geographical and man-made features and various other land information system (LIS) as well as geographical information system (GIS) applications. This latest satellite can spot very small objects and with the resolution of 0.6 metres. An ISRO official said, “Defence will be boosted. It can be used in identifying terrorist camps and bunkers.” By the previous satellites in this series we can get an idea of the high resolution as in the previous one the resolution used was 0.8 metres, which took images which further helped India to carry out its precise strikes on the seven terror camps across the Line of Control last year. As per The Indian Express, an official said, “Once this satellite becomes operational , it would be handed over to the defence forces , which have their own set up to access data. “The Cartosat -2 series are very agile,” said the ISRO official, which means that they are destined to take very explicit pictures of very precise designated expanses. As per The Times of India reports, the pictures satellite will capture will not only be definite but also high- revolution. An ISRO official said that this will be “high-resolution scene specific spot imagery.”
The nano satellite, which was launched by India, belongs to Tamil Nadu’s Nooral University of Islam, which will facilitate multi spectral-imagery for crop monitoring and disaster management support applications.The PEGASUS AT03 is a nano satellite from the University of Applied Sciences in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. This satellite will help to measure the temperatures of the electrons in the thermosphere by the scientists can get a clear picture of plasma conditions and recognise the procedure that regulates earth’s weather conditions. The QB50 project is an international grid of nano satellites from various universities; this satellite will be used to detect ions and neutral particles in upper atmosphere and also has space imaging systems. The Inflatesail is a nano satellite from the Surrey Space Centre in UK; this satellite has the potential to decrease space debris in low earth orbit. UCLSat is the nano satellite project from the University of London and has Indian connections; this satellite will also detect ions and neutral particles in the upper atmosphere. SUCHAI is a nano satellite of the University of Chile for Aerospace Investigation. It is equipped with cameras and GPS to detect variation in the electron density of atmosphere. The VZLUSAT-1 is a nano satellite from the Czech Republic for atmospheric research and will also validate a new model of miniaturised x-ray telescope. Aalto-1 is a nano satellite developed by the students of Aalto University in Finland, which will display the low earth orbit for electron and proton and will be used for map particle radiation. Robusta-1B is an advanced one from Robusta-1A, which will study the space radiation on the critical electrical gears of the satellite. QB50-DE04 is a nano satellite of Germany which will discern the under space circumstances. URSA MAIOR is a nano satellite of Italy from the University of Rome; it is also armed with a Micro-Electro-Mechanical Structures micro thruster experiment. Max Valier is the nano satellite developed by teams in Italy and Germany; this will help to avoid collisions. The Venta-1 is an academic nano satellite from the Ventspils University College in Latvia, it is also an earth observatory satellite and has low resolution camera for imaging earth. The LituanicaSat-2 is an academic Nano satellite developed by the Vilnius University in Lithuania; this satellite will take measurements and perceive the elements in the upper atmosphere.3 DIAMONDS is the nano satellite from the Sky and Space Global, which is beneficial for remote sensing, IOT networks, communications, defence and science. CE-Sat 1 is the nano satellite from Japan, this satellite meant to articulate systems and improve image dispensation and analysis software.
The director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre K. Sivan said it was not an ordinary mission as PS4 (fourth stage) would travel 10 more orbits after ejecting all the satellites. The mission director, B. Jayakumar said “The fourth stage of the vehicle will be reignited thrice. The atmospheric data collected from the orbit will be useful for future missions...The success of the mission shows that PSLV can do any mission, carry any number of satellites and travel multiple orbits.”
PSLV C-38 vitrines the proficiency of the of the heavier XL version of PSLV rockets which has been used to launch numerous satellites in former two years. PSLVC-34 was launched with 20 satellites last year which is the maximum by ISRO in a single flight. PSLV C-37 made a world record by delivering 104 satellites into space in
February of this year.


Based at Duxford Airfield in the United Kingdom, The Fighter Collection (TFC) is a private company that operates, rebuilds and maintains Europe’s largest collection of airworthy World War II fighters. The organization has been active for more than 20 years and currently operates 15 WWII fighter aircraft worth $35 million with an additional nine aircraft worth $15 million currently under restoration to flying condition. TFC also manages a $2 million spare parts and components facility.
Run by a professional team of engineers and pilots for both air show and film work, the aircraft fly all over Europe during the summer months to attend air shows from Scandinavia to Italy. TFC organizes the “Flying Legends” Air Show at Duxford, UK, the World’s premier classic aircraft event.
Other business interests include:
The organization has a wide variety of participations and investments in high technology, equipment manufacturing and software development, which also includes the Eagle Dynamics (ED) software development studio. Based in Moscow, Russia, ED was established in 1991.
Eagle Dynamic's staff is made up of 55 full-time employees, most of who have graduated in applied math and physics. Among them are five doctors of science. The staff includes experienced engineers, managers and artists who have worked in the military, software development and aerospace industries.
TBS is based on the commercial entertainment software product "Digital Combat Simulator World" (DCS World).
ED is involved in a variety of software products and services which include air combat simulation for the DCS World commercial entertainment market. We have over 200,000 active users and over two million product downloads. This provides TBS several distinct benefits:
In addition to the Eagle Dynamic's development staff, TBS also benefits from our partner companies that not only create new simulation content for DCS World/TBS, but they also contribute new technologies, research, and procedures to the larger program. Some partner aircraft projects for DCS World/TBS include:
Using our partnerships, it is our priority to build a broad array of aircraft systems and terrains, to the point of modeling the entire globe.
TFC and ED has been the developer of Desk Top Trainer (DTT) simulations for the United States military. Completed projects include:
Both projects were delivered on time and on budget.


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King Leopold Air first took to the Kimberley skies back in 1992 as a small charter company based on a pastoral station close to its namesake – the spectacular King Leopold Ranges. Today, the company benefits from an extensive aircraft engineering background and has seen much expansion in both the commercial and leisure tourism sectors. King Leopold Air's Head Office is located at Broome International Airport with operational bases at Derby and Cape Leveque.
Experienced pilots are additionally trained as tour guides in order to provide a comprehensive and informative insight into the stunning Kimberley landscape.
Our operations team and booking staff are hand picked for their local knowledge providing valuable assistance in itinerary and tour planning around the Kimberley and Pilbara.
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By Steven McGinty
Drones are becoming an increasingly observable feature of modern cities, from tech enthusiasts flying drones in local parks to engineers using them to monitor air pollution. And there have also been some high profile commercial trials such as Amazon Prime Air, an ambitious 30-minute delivery service.
However, introducing drones into the public realm has been something of a bumpy ride. Although the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) produces guidance to ensure drones are flown safely and legally, there has been a number of hazardous incidents.
For example, in April, the first near-miss involving a passenger jet and more than one drone was recorded. The incident at Gatwick Airport saw two drones flying within 500m of an Airbus A320, with one pilot reporting a “significant risk of collision” had they been on a different approach path. In addition – and just 30 minutes later – one of these drones flew within 50m of another passenger jet, a Boeing 777.
Videos have also been uploaded to websites such as YouTube, which have clearly been taken from drones – a clear breach of the CAA’s rules prohibiting the flying of drones over or within 150m of built-up areas. This includes events such as the Cambridge Folk Festival, a match at Liverpool FC’s Anfield Stadium, and Nottingham’s Goose Fair. Jordan Brooks, who works for Upper Cut Productions – a company which specialises in using drones for aerial photography and filming – explains that:
“They look like toys. For anyone buying one you feel like you’re flying a toy ‘copter when actually you’ve got a hazardous helicopter that can come down and injure somebody.”
Privacy concerns have also started to emerge. Sally Annereau, data protection analyst at law firm Taylor Wessing, highlights a recent European case which held that a suspect’s rights had been infringed by a homeowner’s CCTV recording him whilst he was in a public place. Although not specifically about drones, Sally Annereau suggests this decision will have far reaching consequences, with potential implications for drone users recording in public and sharing their footage on social media sites. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has already issued guidance for drones.
The CAA report that there were more than 3,456 incidents involving drones in 2016. This is a significant increase on the 1,237 incidents in 2015.
Cities have often taken contradictory approaches to drones. Bristol City Council has banned their use in the majority of its parks and open spaces. Similarly, several London boroughs have introduced ‘no drone zones’, although the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames has a relatively open policy, only banning drones over Richmond Park. Further, Lambeth Council requires hobbyists to complete an application form “to ensure suitability”, a standard similar to commercial drone pilots.
There have also been several accusations of double standards as large commercial operators such as Amazon receive exemptions to CAA rules, in front of photographers recording events, hospitals delivering blood, and researchers collecting data.
Although cities have a responsibility to protect the public, they also have to ensure citizens are able to exercise their rights. The air is a common space, and as such cities must ensure that hobbyists – as well as multinational firms – can enjoy the airspace. Thus, it might be interesting to see cities take a more positive approach and designate ‘drone zones’, where hobbyists can get together and fly their drones away from potential hazards.
The Knowledge Exchange provides information services to local authorities, public agencies, research consultancies and commercial organisations across the UK. Follow us on Twitter to see what developments in policy and practice are interesting our research team.


Malte Did a lot of Flying but it was Worth It
On his winter vacation Malte flew on a lot of planes but it was worth it. He flew a lot because he went to many different places on winter break. He went to Germany, Delhi, Bangkok and Myanmar. Normally flying makes him tired and grumpy and he doesn’t like it. But this vacation was different, he was excited to go to these places and do things there.
Excited for Germany
Malte had to fly 7 ½ tiring hours to get to Frankfurt, Germany. But when t he immediately was excited to see his friends and family. He got to see his grandparents, aunt, cousins and friends. He went shopping, ice skating and many more.
Excited for Delhi
This one is short but Malte flew another 7 ½ hours to get back and again he was jetlaged but excited to see his hamster, guinea pigs and all his stuff.
Excited for Myanmar
First Malte had to take a 3 ½ hour flight to Bangkok in the middle of the night and from 2-6 am wait at the airport trying to not fall asleep to not miss announcements. When he finally stepped into the plane to fly to Yangon/Rangoon his belly was hatching butterflies. And by the time he saw his best friend Stefan wave at him at the airport he was wide awake. These flights paid off the most because he got to go to a new country and see his friend again. In between he flew two short flights but that paid of too because he got to see some amazing awesome temples.
And now he’s back home in Delhi seeing his other friends.
Overall Malte flew 8 flights. It made him tired but the flying always paid off really well.
The beautiful temples of Bagan, Myanmar


The Royal Thai Army (RTA) has introduced the Elbit Hermes unmanned aerial system (UAS), becoming the second Southeast Asian. Hermes is a multirole high performance tactical Unmanned Air System (UAS) developed by Elbit Systems. It has been serving as the main Intelligence. An Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle has just crashed in the vicinity of Baghdad Airport. According to the FARS News Agency, an Israeli Hermes drone crashed.
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Elbit Systems – Israel. She falls under the Elbit Systems branding and is designed for tactical long endurance sorties.
Elbit Hermes Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) – Israel
The Hermes is primarily utilized as a reconnaissance, communications and surveillance platform by the Israeli Air Force IAF but an armed version is ebit to exist operationally. Several nations with growing interest in showcasing UAVs have either evaluated, leased or purchased the Hermes system, those including the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore and Brazil.
540 such, the crew can interpret all incoming imagery and data in real-time and react accordingly, often times in conjunction with other ground elements. The Hermes has become a proven and highly versatile defense package that can be modified to suit the mission need.
It features a gimbaled electro-optical payload that can accept reconnaissance and surveillance equipment as needed. Elbit states that their Hermes has accumulated some 65, hours of flight in its short history, already having seen active service in several combat environments.
Structurally, the Hermes follows in line with other contemporary UAV designs it shares an outward similarity to the Herme Predator series.
The fuselage is long and tubular in shape, containing the required guidance system, payload suites and internal guidance controls. The undercarriage consists of bow-legged structure mounted amidships holding single-wheeled main landing gear legs while heemes steerable nose landing gear single-wheeled is held well ahead in the design, just aft of the nose cone.
The undercarriage is completed static and elbbit not retract when in flight. The available optics suite can be seen protruding from its blister housing along the fuselage centerline ahead of the wings. The wing assembly sits atop a short support structure and is straight hermrs design featuring little in the way of sweep with cranked wing tips. The wings sit just aft of amidships.
The empennage is made up of a “vee-shaped” slanted wing structure, these fins doubling as both the rudder and stabilizer. The Hermes wingspan is listed at 34 feet, 5 inches while her length is 20 feet. Gross weight is in the vicinity of 1,lb.
Elbit Hermes – Wikipedia
Wankel engines have been fitted to UAVs, cars civilian and race typeswatercraft and even hand-held power tools. The powerplant provides 540 Hermes with a range of miles and a listed endurance time of approximately 20 hours.
Rate-of-climb is reported to be around feet-per-minute with a maximum speed listed at miles per hour, cruise being equal to 81 miles per hour. Elbit Hermes Cont’d.
Israel is the primary and, appropriately, the most quantitative operator of their Hermes UAV system. An entire squadron of such vehicles has been formed and the air force has gone on to arm their Hermes family though the IAF has not officially confirmed this.
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ekbit As with American UAVs, Israeli UAVs ekbit if armed – are thought to make use of the “Hellfire” anti-tank missile most synonymous with the tank-killing Apache helicopter, of which the Israelis operate in some number. The Hermes has seen extensive action over the Gaza Strip and in the relatively recent Lebanon War, currently maintaining active operational status within the IAF ranks. In elbjtHermes systems are said to have participated in a pair of airstrikes launched against Sudan in an effort to control the flow of Iranian arms into the Gaza Strip.
Brazil ordered some 15 total Hermes units to assist in their ongoing urban drug wars. It is currently evaluating a collection of Hermes operationally for the army and navy for the period not to exceed one year.
InCroatia received at least two Hermes systems. Similarly, the Mexican government received an unknown number of Hermes examples in Singapore has made it known that it acquire the Hermes to add to its growing list of operational UAVs. Georgia has actively fielded the Hermes in the skies above the disputed Abkhazia region. The breakaway republic of Abkhazia is recognized by some countries including Russia as an autonomous nation while others including the United States consider it to be a part of Georgia proper.
It borders the Black Sea and thus gives it a strategic value in the region. However, inat least three perhaps as many as seven Hermes systems belonging to the Georgian Air Elbi were shot down during the period of March to May either by Russian or Abkhazian forces.
The overflights were seen as a direct violation of the “Agreement on a Cease-Fire and Separation of Forces” also known as the ” Moscow Agreement” signed by both parties and witnessed by the United States ehrmes Russia. The system has seen active participation in British involvement throughout the current wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. However, the UK variant does not include provision for the elbbit of armament but does make use of an integrated laser gyroscope for inertial hermmes.
An upgrade to the Elbih program, falling under the project name of “Watchkeeper”, is slated to replace the older series with the improved “Hermes B” model be known hermez the British inventory under the designation of “WK”. This newer Hermes is said to wield all-weather capability and a reinforced structure for the rigors of an active battlefield environment as well as Ground-Moving Target Indicator GMTI and dual electro-optical payloads.
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An inflatable moon balloon that draws people in
The moon has a considerable control over our lives. Collaborating with Sarah Cockings, we thought it might be interesting to try taking some of that control back! We created an 8m helium filled moon balloon. Through an internal lighting structure, viewers on the ground could control the phase of the moon. Funded by Secret Garden Party and Burning Man festivals, we exhibited the piece at both festivals. We managed to get the last non-vital helium supply in the UK to show it at Secret Garden Party, but we were unable to get helium for Burning Man, so filled the balloon with air and suspended it.


Today, with the aging of the first doctors fighting space, as is almost time for the mass migration to other planets.
What happens to the human body for longer stays in space, what happens to the bones and arteries?
Space physicians help, of course, the astronauts themselves. One of them, 38-year-old Frenchman Thomas Pesquet, Aeronautics Specialist, November 17, 2016 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome off with an international crew of 3 persons in flight around the Earth. They are all together spend 6 months on the International Space Station at an altitude of 400 km above the Earth’s surface.
It is possible that after this flight medical instruments added a new miniature scanner that will allow vdet objects under the microscope is not as flat as usual, and in the spatial, 3D image, and, unusually clear!
The porous structure of the bone structure or “wear” of the blood vessel in the 3D image look absolutely fantastic!
On the space station astronauts lot of work, time is scheduled by the minute, but they still live there. Yes, rest, sleep, eat, talk. The author of this article once attended a conference with the French astronaut.
Very cute astronaut Jean Francois Klervua, a member of the three flights to the “Space Shuttle” ships, total duration – 28 days 3 hours 5 minutes 34 seconds, talked about his space flight. Video here. In 1985 he was selected to the detachment astronauts CNES and then took a course in Star City, before May 15, 1992 was admitted to the astronaut of ESA squad.
From 3 to November 14, 1994 Jean-Francois Klervua as a flight specialist for the first time rose into space aboard the space shuttle “Atlantis” on the STS-66 program. Flight duration was 10 days 22 hours 34 minutes.
The second flight, in which he took part, lasted from 15 to 24 May 1997. Klervua as a flight specialist aboard the space shuttle “Atlantis” on the STS-84 mission visited the space station “Mir”. Flight duration was 9 days 5 hours and 20 minutes.
His latest, third start as a specialist in the flight program was held at the Discovery STS-103, to carry out a mission to repair the space telescope “Hubble”. Flight duration was 7 days 23 hours 11 minutes 34 seconds.
Short, skinny showed slides and told and answered questions.
In general, he spoke of his mission to repair the Hubble on the ship Discovery.
For example, he said that in the cockpit cockpit about 1000 various switches and buttons. Everyone has a special fault logs, which lists all possible faults in the form of “if … then …”, written in the form of an algorithm.
The rocket with astronauts during takeoff eats 10 tons of fuel per second for 8.5 minutes, it is accelerated to a speed of 28,000 km / h.
During the flight of international crews there was a need to standardize the measurement system. All switched to the metric system and the Celsius. Curious nuance: still altitude is measured in feet, and only Russian measured it in meters.
Official flight languages – Russian and English.
Before you climb aboard the ship, the astronauts spend 200 – 300 “flying” in the simulator with a lot of difficult situations and breakdowns. Even in the suit are trained, but since it weighs 120 kg, it append to the ceiling.
At the sight of the Earth from space Klevua most struck by the fact that there is no smooth transition between the surface of the Earth and the black sky, that is an extremely thin layer of the atmosphere, from a height of 300 km, he sees no thicker than a sheet of paper. By the way, from this height horizon radius of 2,500 km, ie. E. The diameter of 5000 km of land visible area.
The flight plan for the astronauts on the painted every 5 minutes, that is, an astronaut in orbit knows what he will do after 5 minutes, and so on. Day, both on the ground – 24 hours sleep – 8 hours, although the actual biological rhythm is subject to approximately 35-hour cycle. Astronauts deceived helm on earth, turned off the lights and pretended to be asleep, while they themselves secretly, such as reading.
Before every flight – the quarantine not to fly sick and did not take with them any bacteria.
Interestingly, at the Earth from space photographs of some land areas, mostly coastal, gray in color – is concrete, the color of civilization. This was very clearly seen in images of Japan. And in general, the majority of the population lives along the shores of the seas and oceans, much less – in the interior of the continent.
The orbit of the spacecraft at launch in any case should not be run on the inhabited territory. Astronauts know that in the case of abnormal deviation from the desired orbit toward the inhabited area, the ship must be destroyed. Priority is given to life on earth, not astronauts.
To sleep is usually cling to anything and sleep on the pillow, the familiar feeling of pillows under the head helps to fall asleep, and that she had not flown in zero gravity, it is fixed to the forehead straps.
During operation, take a comfortable position, often, it is a fetus in a womb posture. If the person on earth will start drowsy, then at some point, the neck muscles are weakened, and under the influence of gravity head falls to one side and wakes up falling asleep. In weightlessness, if drowsiness occurs, nothing makes the head fall, twitch and wake up falling asleep, so it is very easy to fall asleep during the monotonous work, it is not aware of it the report.
The weightlessness is very easy to fall asleep during the monotonous work, it is not aware of it the report.
In space, the person grows a few centimeters (an average of 3 cm) due to the unfolding of the intervertebral discs. On the ground, the growth is restored.
The toilet for small needs is a complex structure with tubes for men. For women too, tube, but wider and more complex design it, with a special suction inside. Pogadit same at all difficult: the anus tightly applied to a specific port, and that it accurately hit has a security camera, ie, cocoa sees his anus on the monitor for precise positioning in the “toilet”.
The exceptional importance of strict integrity demonstrated by the following example. Once on the ship, there was a very unpleasant and strong odor. Long could not figure out why. It turned out that formed a tiny hole, its contents mixed with air and quickly rot, stinking disgusting in the container for saliva collection (for scientific purposes).
Rubbish is no longer released into space just as it did before. Now it destroyed in a special way and emit into the atmosphere over an uninhabited part of the ocean. To dust began to fall into the atmosphere, it is necessary to slow down the speed of its rotation in its orbit. Similarly, landing rocket, give her the direction of movement in the opposite direction and it starts to go down. Theoretically, once coming into orbit, the station should continue to run without additional effort. But in practice, even at an altitude of 300 km there are the remains of the atmosphere and space station slightly slows down. The ship has 44 small engine, operating on the principle of mixing two liquids used for the adjustment, orientation and connections, for example.
On one of the photos, we noticed that Jean-François clock on each hand. This he carried for convenience as it was necessary to monitor the 4 time frame: GMT time from the start and two more of some, I do not remember.
For environmentalists. Theoretically, even if cut down all the forests on the earth, that will be something to breathe in abundance, as the main supplier of oxygen – the ocean with his phytoplankton and other animals. The ocean is also a major sink for carbon dioxide. A crucial role in the ecosystem of corals. Coral reefs are called “rainforests of the sea”. They are home to one in four marine organism, and they play an important role in maintaining the biodiversity of marine ecosystems. Coral reefs have existed for over 200 million years, are the oldest and highly productive ecosystem. One of the links:
site environmental organization “Te mana o te moana”
On the role of solar activity. At the points of the orbit with the maximum activity of the sun hung computers and had to restart. American astronauts went to the moon at the time of minimum solar activity, otherwise it is impossible to carry out the flight. Protect from solar radiation can, for example, a layer of water around the ship, or a layer of polyester.
Create the effect of weightlessness can be either in free fall or by the so-called parabolic flight on a special aircraft. In the latter case, the state of weightlessness lasting about 22 seconds.
About unidentified flying objects
here Jean Francois said that unidentified flying objects are exactly there, but no one knows what it is, then, they are unidentified objects.
Unidentified flying objects exactly there
This is what little of it was talking about the astronaut. You can read his book Jean-François Clervoy: “Histoire (s) d’Espace”, from which, of course, you can learn many interesting things.
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At approximately 11:18pm ET on July 4th, a 35-minute maneuver to enter into Jupiter’s atmosphere.
Juno was originally launched on Aug. 5, 2011 and is scheduled to maneuver into orbit around the solar system’s largest planet on Monday (July 4). The probe will then study Jupiter for at least a year, mapping out magnetic and gravity fields, characterizing the planet’s atmosphere and performing other science work over the course of dozens of orbits.
Juno, solar-powered has flown more than 1.7 billion miles (2.8 billion kilometers) on its way, and now less than 48 hours away from Jupiter’s atmosphere, the planet’s tremendous gravitational pull will accelerate the spacecraft to blazing speeds of more than 150,000 mph (241,000 km/h).
After reaching a max speed of 165,000 mph (266,000 km/h) it will enter a 35 minute engine fire, burning through 17,600 pounds (7,900 kg) of fuel in the process.
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The West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Government has collaborated with AirAsia to open the Perth, Australia flight routes to Lombok starting February 2019.
NTB Governor H Zulkieflimansyah said the opening of the Perth-Lombok direct flight was to increase the number of foreign tourists to visit the tourist destinations on Lombok and Sumbawa.
“NTB tourism will increase after the earthquake, if the new direct flight route can be realized. Likewise the addition of flight frequencies to and from Lombok International Airport from a number of cities abroad and domestic. We have promoted tourist awareness that Lombok and Sumbawa is safe to visit, “he said.
He said that AirAsia will fly aircrafts with a capacity of 180 people through Perth-Lombok. To fulfill the route the government compensated AirAsia airlines.
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[Global Times Report] After the "Tianwen-1" probe successfully landed on Mars, at 9 am on May 15th, Beijing time, NASA reposted Thomas Zubchin, deputy director of its Science Mission Agency on its official Twitter tweets. The tweet read: "China’s first Mars rover, Zhurong, landed on Mars. Congratulations to the China National Space Administration’s Tianwen-1 team! Together with the global scientific community, I look forward to China’s mission to Mars and learn more about humans. This red planet makes an important contribution."
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Thursday, July 7, 2011
Scientists get first up-close images of Saturn storm
LOS ANGELES, July 6 (Xinhua) -- NASA scientists have got the first-ever, up-close details of a Saturn storm that is eight times the surface area of Earth, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory ( JPL) announced on Wednesday.
The images were captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraf, according to JPL in Pasadena, Los Angeles.
On Dec. 5, 2010, Cassini first detected the storm that has been raging ever since. It appears approximately 35 degrees north latitude of Saturn.
The storm is the biggest observed by spacecraft orbiting or flying by Saturn. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured images in 1990 of an equally large storm.
Pictures from Cassini's imaging cameras show the storm wrapping around the entire planet covering approximately two billion square miles (4 billion square kilometers).
The storm is about 500 times larger than the biggest storm previously seen by Cassini during several months from 2009 to 2010. At its most intense, the storm generated more than 10 lightning flashes per second.
Cassini has detected 10 lightning storms on Saturn since the spacecraft entered the planet's orbit.
Those storms rolled through an area in the southern hemisphere dubbed "Storm Alley." "Cassini shows us that Saturn is bipolar," said Andrew Ingersoll, a Cassini imaging team member at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. "Saturn is not like Earth and Jupiter, where storms are fairly frequent. Weather on Saturn appears to hum along placidly for years and then erupt violently. I'm excited we saw weather so spectacular on our watch."
The new details about this storm complement atmospheric disturbances described recently by scientists using Cassini's composite infrared spectrometer and the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. NASA's JPL manages the mission for the agency's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.


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Heart on Pluto
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by KARL JONES
Love is everywhere, even in the fartherst reaches of the Solar System. On NASA's first-ever mission to Pluto, the New Horizons satellite discovers that even when you're far from home, you are loved.
New Horizons was the first NASA satellite to visit and take close-up images of Pluto. And though the journey was long and challenging, New Horizons discovered a message of love in the heart-shaped nitrogren ice lake on Pluto's surface.