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First radiation dose measurements from an aircraft during an extreme geomagnetic storm
LOS ANGELES. Space Environment Technologies (SET) reported that it has made the first radiation dose measurements above 8 km (26,000 ft) on a high latitude continental U.S. (CONUS) air traffic route during an extreme geomagnetic storm. Dr. W. Kent Tobiska, SET’s Chief Scientist, reported that the company’s Automated Radiation Measurements for Aerospace Safety (ARMAS) Flight…
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SET delivers instrument to make radiation measurements at the Moon’s South Pole
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. Space Environment Technologies announced today the upcoming Moon launch of its Automated Radiation Measurements for Aerospace Safety (ARMAS) Flight Module (FM) 11 instrument to the Moon. Delivery of the ARMAS FM11 to the lander for integration occurred in October 2023. The current launch date is Spring 2024 as part of the NASA…
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SET Launches ARMAS Dual Monitor Payload With World View
PAGE, ARIZONA. Space Environment Technologies (SET) successfully launched its Automated Radiation Measurements for Aerospace Safety (ARMAS) Dual Monitor payload on Wednesday August 16th at 6:30 AM local time. A Stratollite balloon vehicle made by World View Enterprises (WVE) carried the ARMAS Flight Module 5 (FM5) total ionizing dose detector and a gamma-ray spectrometer. This mission,…