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Goodrich Technology On Board Solar Physics Satellite Solar-B
Charlotte NC (SPX) Sep 28, 2006 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) recently launched its latest solar physics satellite, dubbed "Solar-B," with Goodrich Corporation's Solar X- ray Telescope (XRT) mirror on board. The satellite's three-year mission is to explore the magnetic fields of the sun, resulting in an improved understanding of the mechanisms that power the solar atmosphere and drive solar eruptions. "Goodrich is proud to have played an important role in providing advanced X-Ray mirror technologies in support of this valuable mission," said Ken Luczaj, President of Goodrich's Optical and Space Systems division. "Our experience in the design and production of difficult optical forms has recently been proven out on such systems as the GOES 13 X-ray telescope and the Chandra X-ray telescope. We are confident that the Solar-B X-ray Telescope will meet all expectations of the scientific community," he continued. Once operational, Solar-B XRT will be the highest resolution Grazing- Incidence X-ray telescope ever flown for solar coronal studies. The telescope has been designed specifically to observe both the high and low temperature coronal plasma. In support of this effort, Goodrich designed and manufactured the precise mirror optics as part of the Smithsonian Astrophysics Observatory (SAO) team, which then supplied the completed instrument to NASA. The XRT's highly polished mirror provides excellent imaging performance and low scattering from bright flaring regions of the sun, yielding significantly improved imaging performance over the previous missions. The satellite has been launched into a low earth, sun-synchronous orbit, offering near continuous viewing of the sun. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Goodrich Corporation All about the technology of space and more Space Technology News - Applications and Research
100,000 Pieces Of Trash In Space Poses No Shortage Of Risks
Beijing (XNA) Sep 24, 2006It's a junkyard up in outer space and sometimes astronauts accidentally contribute to the litter. In 1965, the first American spacewalker, Ed White, lost a spare glove when he went outside for the first time. From that time on, astronauts have accidentally contributed some of the more unusual of the 100,000 pieces of space trash that circle the Earth. |
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