@warpdrv.bsky.social
Quantum Cosmologist turned Arctic-going IT-exploring Rocket Scientist, plays guitars and synths sometimes (also at @warp@noc.social and many other places) https://www.sfu.ca/communication/research/centres/psdeploy/partners/about-trl.html
There we go--surface first (and hence our @SFU work on surface systems relates), NASA given authority to change projects and programs as needed:
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
CBS got a good interview after today's major Artemis reshuffle. Has big implications for international partners who have contributed to what now look like cancelled systems, but is more doable. Allows NASA to return to being the cadence driver
www.cbsnews.com/video/nasa-c...
A-II stack rolling out, to prepare to launch humans to around the Moon in weeks! There is #space #WiFi on the Orion stack, as worked on by us here at #SFU since 1998, and implemented by our collaborators at #NASA. Described by #CCSDS books, and modelled in #NASA programs that we are working on
The potential future cadence for this beautiful nachinevcould be incredible. A Saturn V-class launch every few days:
www.reddit.com/r/BlueOrigin...
No more Nordspace launch attempts this week, as need hardware work to handle their pad fires: share.google/CczcqcV9QFix...
Nordspace live for this mornings Canadian launch attempt www.youtube.com/live/iyw2Lv2...
But the other three space players still have a better design: www.lightreading.com/satellite/ho...
At this rate, Elon is going to want to type all Grok output by hand: www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...
It’s offical: the Minor Planet Centre record 3I/Atlas - the third interstellar visitor detected in tge Solar System. Very tentative reports of cometary activity, much more to come minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K25/K25...
Doris Lessing, who wrote science fiction and was the Guest of Honor at the 1987 Worldcon, won the Nobel Prize in literature in 2007. When informed she had won the award, she famously said "Oh, Christ!"
youtu.be/vuBODHFBZ8k
For the first time, the type of long-range ODFM/OFDMA planetary exploration wireless network that #SFU and spaceflight partners have been advocating since late 90s was transmitted by Nokia on the lunar surface last week. But it couldn't be tested end-to-end:
www.nokia.com/about-us/new... #LTE #3GPP
Pity, we won't see a rover and hopper test #lunar #LTE this time. #IM2 mission ended, while sitting in a shadow looking at Earth from the easiest place to land in the hard lunar south pole:
www.intuitivemachines.com/im-2?questio...
MDSCC (Madrid) DSS34 on the #DSN is seeing carrier, as is AMSAT DL, but looks real weak, comms seem really problematic, for #IM2 #Athena
LTE gear, linked to our work at #SFU with #NASA since late 90s, should arrive on the Moon in less than an hour: www.youtube.com/live/VOPL8nh... #Space #3GPP
Landed! Three contact sensors out of 4, data returned still! First 100% successful #NASA #CLPS landing!!!! #blueghost #Firefly
Here is our paper on the general aims for #NASA and #3GPP, in which #IM2 is a component: ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20...
Awesome colleague and co-author in NASA #wireless networking activities, Bernie, on what is on way to #lunar surface:
youtu.be/rdxe6bFdi5s?...
Phew, had to run out for a few minutes to pick up some peanuts. You don't want an exploration launch with no peanuts. Bad luck! And, given we've pushed/tested for these comms to be launched to moon and Mars for the last 27 years, not going to risk it! #IM2 #LunarComms #LTE #3GPP
With what looks like 3rd failure of an
F9 S2 in six months, may be reaching the production limit of S2s/max flight rate of F9s. Interesting, as recent re-entry rate for Starlinks may be close to this maximum replacement rate:
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
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As expected, #Starlink starts to get cancelled in Canada: ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/cp-news...
My lunar and public safety satcom worlds just crossed over for Verizon's ad for upcoming ASTS-based satcom services, via Buzz Aldrin ;). I almost went for a drive in the Antarctic with Buzz once, so fits ;)
www.lightreading.com/satellite/ve...
And just like that, VIDEO!
Riding the first services on the Northumberland Line!
youtu.be/lPOEWt9VPiY
Amit Kshatriya for NASA Admin ;)
Will be an interesting ride. I think Gateway is the most at risk, as is CLPS, which impacts international collaboration with NASA, both in terms of missions and instruments flown, and crew and science collaboration inside Artemis:
spacenews.com/starships-sp...
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
This needs to be watched by every Canadian.
NASAspaceflight's Flame Trench today went awesome, as they spent about half talking acoustic #physics
