Author: Alex Sosnov

  • SET Space Weather Forecast Dashboard

    SET Space Weather Forecast Dashboard

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    The SET Space Weather Forecast Dashboard is a web-based visualization and forecasting tool designed for scientists, mission operators, and space weather enthusiasts who need a clear, interactive view of space weather conditions. The dashboard brings together key space weather indices and forecast data in a single-page application, allowing users to explore solar wind, proton flux,…

  • Soviet-Era Spacecraft Expected to Re-Enter Earth’s Atmosphere Intact Mid-May

    Soviet-Era Spacecraft Expected to Re-Enter Earth’s Atmosphere Intact Mid-May

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    BOULDER, COLORADO. A roughly 1-meter diameter, 495 kg descent capsule from the Soviet Union’s Kosmos 482 mission (part of the Venera program intended for Venus’s exploration) is projected to make an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere around the 13th of May 2025 (± 3 days). Orbital decay analyses conducted utilizing a precise orbit propagator and…

  • ARMAS FM11 collects extraterrestrial radiation data and lands on Moon

    ARMAS FM11 collects extraterrestrial radiation data and lands on Moon

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    PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA. Space Environment Technologies’ (SET) Automated Radiation Measurements for Aerospace Safety (ARMAS) Flight Module 11 (FM11) radiation monitor landed on the Moon Thursday March 6, 2025 at approximately 17:35 UT. ARMAS FM11 was a payload inside the Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission lunar lander, Athena, which landed 250 meters from its intended landing site…