مهمة الإمارات لاستكشاف حزام الكويكبات هي أول مهمة من نوعها على الإطلاق لدراسة سبع كويكبات في حزام الكويكبات الرئيسي، حيث ستقوم بإجراء سلسلة من المناورات القريبة لجمع البيانات، ثم تنتهي بالتحليق الأخير والهبوط على الكويكب السابع «جوستيشيا».
The Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt marks the pioneering effort to study seven asteroids within the main asteroid belt. The mission includes a series of close maneuvers aimed at data collection, concluding with a final flyby and landing on the seventh asteroid, "Justitia".
Probing the origin and evolution of water-rich asteroids, More than half the work of the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt is expected to be performed by UAE companies., : More than half the work of the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt is expected to be performed by UAE companies. https://lnkd.in/e4rJ6v4i
Gaganyaan Mission of ISRO
Gaganyaan mission will comprise of a three-part group, who will circle the earth on an orbital module (OM), which incorporates CM and SM at a 400 km distance for three days, which will then, at that point, be taken back to the earth, by securely landing them in the Indian ocean waters.
learn more-https://lnkd.in/eq5ztJVk
Would you like to learn more about how space technologies can be used to detect and mitigate the effects of natural disasters? Make sure to attend the #IAC2023 Panel Session titled 'EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ON NATURAL DISASTER DETECTION - TURKEY SYRIA EARTHQUAKE AND REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS'.
It will take place on Wednesday 4 October during the 74th International Astronautical Congress in Baku, Azerbaijan. Do not miss it! For more info: https://lnkd.in/e7_Nzd_t
Bharat 🇮🇳
1. 1st nation to reach Moon's south pole.
2. 1st nation to reach Mars in first attempt.
3. 4th nation to use Anti-Satellite Missile.
4. Record of launching 104 satellites in single mission.
5. Launched 431 satellites for 34 countries as of July 2023.
Salute to ISRO 🇮🇳
The Russian Airborne Forces launched an airstrike on Hostomel Airport on February 24, 2022, with the intention of conquering it. This occurred just a few hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of a "special military operation" in Ukraine. The Hostomel Airport, also known as the Antonov Airport, is a large international cargo airport situated in the town of Hostomel, just outside of Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital. The only Antonov An-225 Mriya was destroyed on the ground at Hostomel Airport on that day.
Along with the demolition of An-225- one of the largest and heaviest aircraft ever built- came the desecration of several Antonov-owned facilities around the airport. The Antonov 225- originally designed to transport the Soviet Union's Buran space shuttle and other heavy cargo- was one that many aviation lovers held close to their heart. The An-225 was 84 meters (275.6 feet) in length and 88.4 meters (290 feet) in width.
Some Interesting Facts about the Antonov An 225 Mriya
- Antonov An-225 transported a world record setting payload of 247,000 kg (545,000 lb) on a commercial flight, and has a maximum take-off weight of 640 tons. All in all, it has been on the Guinness Book of records 240 times.
- Antonov An-225 Mriya also transported the longest cargo - a treadmill of wings that were more than 40 meters long.
- Antonov has the capacity to transport space shuttles to altitudes of more than 10 kilometers-reducing the cost of spaceflight. In fact, the Antonov An-225 was launched to carry- if not life- USSR’s Buran Space Shuttle to Kazakhstan.
- The Word “Mriya” refers to “dream” in Ukrainian.
- Six turbofan engines ran the air-plane and it had a cruise speed of 800 km/hr.
- The An-225 had a total thrust of 309,600 pounds, with each engine producing about 51,600 pounds.
- The unique feature of the Antonov 225 was distinct in appearance due to its double deck design and the presence of a forward cargo door on the nose of the aircraft. This feature allows for the loading and unloading of cargo directly into the front section of the cargo hold.
Only a single An-225 Mriya was ever constructed. After the destruction of the aircraft, Andrii Sovenko,an engineer who has been a part of Antonov Company since 1987, was quoted by CNN as he pondered about the (im)possibility of the Mriya taking to the skies again:
“It’s impossible to talk about the repair or restoration of this aircraft – we can only talk about the construction of another Mriya, using individual components that can be salvaged from the wreckage and combining them with those that were, back in the 1980s, intended for the construction of a second aircraft.”
Every aviation lover hopes that it rises from the ashes of its posterity and takes to the skies again.
P.S. During the battle for Hostomel, many other Antonov aircraft were destroyed, such as Antonov An-22, Antonov An-26, Antonov An-28, Antonov An-74, Antonov An-128, amongst others.
COMET OVER PORTUGAL
The comet that exploded spectacularly over Spain and Portugal on 5/18/24 was not detected before the encounter. Probably a long-period asteroid, it is a reminder that Earth is constantly bombarded by hazardous objects from space, such as the Chelyabinsk meteor in 2013 (https://lnkd.in/enZPmbDS) that exploded with a blast equivalent to 400-500 kilotons of TNT, injuring almost 1500 people.
PLANETARY DEFENSE
What shall we do about mitigating the damage from an asteroid colliding with the Earth? The issues are presented in lecture slides from the 2016 course, Space System Design:
https://lnkd.in/eTeQSm-E
Heartiest congratulations to citizens of the world; India makes history today. India became 1st country in the world to do a soft landing on the South of the Moon. This is the most low-cost, expedition to the Moon. Biggest achievement by any Space Agency in the world. India achieved multiple world's first with Chandrayaan-3;
1) Only nation to land on moon’s south pole.
2) Only nation to operate rover on moon’s south pole.
3) Only 2nd nation in 21st century to do a controlled landing on the moon (other being China).
4) Only 4th nation to do a controlled landing on moon in human history.
Heartiest Congratulations to the ISRO team for this stupendous feat.
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