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Extremophiles in Space Exploration. [PDF]

Indian J Microbiol
In the era of deep space exploration, extremophile research represents a key area of research w.r.t space survival. This review thus delves into the intriguing realm of 'Space and Astro Microbiology', providing insights into microbial survival, resilience, and behavioral adaptations in space-like environments.
Kaur J, Kaur J, Nigam A.
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In-Flight Preliminary Performance of GF-5B/Absorbing Aerosol Sensor

Remote Sensing, 2023
The Absorbing Aerosol Sensor (AAS) is carried on the Gao-Fen 5B (GF-5B) satellite, and it allows for the measurement of solar backscatter radiation by the atmosphere in the UV–Vis bands.
Yongmei Wang, Zhuo Zhang, Jinghua Mao, Houmao Wang, Entao Shi, Xiaohong Liu, Pengda Li, Jiu Liu   +7 more
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Desktop Space Exploration [PDF]

Acta Astronautica, 1998
The Humble Space Telescope project aims to launch a small space telescope for educational and recreational purposes, in time for the New Millennium.The arrival of the 3rd Millennium, accompanied in the United Kingdom by a Millennium Commission distributing 250 million per year of National Lottery funds for good causes and imaginative projects which ...
M. Martin-Smith, R. Buckland
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Homogeneity and heterogeneity in near-infrared FTIR spectra of Ryugu returned samples

Earth, Planets and Space, 2023
Surface and subsurface materials of C-type near-Earth asteroid 162173 Ryugu were collected and successfully returned to the Earth in the Hayabusa2 mission.
Kentaro Hatakeda, Toru Yada, Masanao Abe, Tatsuaki Okada, Aiko Nakato, Kasumi Yogata, Akiko Miyazaki, Kazuya Kumagai, Masahiro Nishimura, Yuya Hitomi, Hiromichi Soejima, Kana Nagashima, Miwa Yoshitake, Ayako Iwamae, Shizuho Furuya, Tomohiro Usui, Kohei Kitazato   +16 more
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A newly revised estimation of bulk densities and examination of the shape of individual Ryugu grains

Earth, Planets and Space, 2023
The bulk density of grains from a celestial body is a fundamental property related to its composition and structure, contributing to the understanding of its evolutionary history. In this study, we provide the bulk density of 637 grains returned from the
Akiko Miyazaki, Toru Yada, Kasumi Yogata, Kentaro Hatakeda, Aiko Nakato, Masahiro Nishimura, Kana Nagashima, Kazuya Kumagai, Yuya Hitomi, Hiromichi Soejima, Rui Tahara, Rei Kanemaru, Arisa Nakano, Miwa Yoshitake, Ayako Iwamae, Shizuho Furuya, Akira Tsuchiyama, Shogo Tachibana, Tatsuhiro Michikami, Tatsuaki Okada, Masanao Abe, Tomohiro Usui   +21 more
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Methods for assessing change in brain plasticity at night and psychological resilience during daytime between repeated long-duration space missions

Scientific Reports, 2023
This study was designed to examine the feasibility of analyzing heart rate variability (HRV) data from repeat-flier astronauts at matching days on two separate missions to assess any effect of repeated missions on brain plasticity and psychological ...
Kuniaki Otsuka, Germaine Cornelissen, Yutaka Kubo, Koichi Shibata, Koh Mizuno, Tatsuya Aiba, Satoshi Furukawa, Hiroshi Ohshima, Chiaki Mukai   +8 more
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Correlated iron isotopes and silicon contents in aubrite metals reveal structure of their asteroidal parent body

Scientific Reports, 2021
Iron isotopes record the physical parameters, such as temperature and redox conditions, during differentiation processes on rocky bodies. Here we report the results of a correlated investigation of iron isotope compositions and silicon contents of ...
Soumya Ray, Laurence A. J. Garvie, Vinai K. Rai, Meenakshi Wadhwa   +3 more
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Numerical Simulation of the Lunar Polar Environment: Implications for Rover Exploration Challenge

Aerospace, 2023
The lunar polar regions are key areas for future exploration due to the long-term continuous illumination and persistently shadowed regions that can cold trap abundant water and other volatiles.
Hong Gan, Chengxuan Zhao, Guangfei Wei, Xiongyao Li, Guojun Xia, Xiao Zhang, Jingjing Shi   +6 more
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Exploration of energization and radiation in geospace (ERG): challenges, development, and operation of satellite systems

Earth, Planets and Space, 2018
The exploration of energization and radiation in geospace (ERG) satellite, nicknamed “Arase,” is the second satellite in a series of small scientific satellites created by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of the Japan Aerospace ...
Yosuke Nakamura, Seisuke Fukuda, Yasuko Shibano, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Shin-ichiro Sakai, Shigehito Shimizu, Ersin Soken, Yu Miyazawa, Hiroyuki Toyota, Akio Kukita, Yusuke Maru, Junichi Nakatsuka, Tomohiko Sakai, Shinsuke Takeuchi, Kenichiro Maki, Makoto Mita, Emiko Ogawa, Yuya Kakehashi, Kumi Nitta, Kazushi Asamura, Takeshi Takashima, Iku Shinohara   +21 more
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Alignment determination of the Hayabusa2 laser altimeter (LIDAR)

Earth, Planets and Space, 2021
In this study, we determined the alignment of the laser altimeter aboard Hayabusa2 with respect to the spacecraft using in-flight data. Since the laser altimeter data were used to estimate the trajectory of the Hayabusa2 spacecraft, the pointing ...
Hirotomo Noda, Hiroki Senshu, Koji Matsumoto, Noriyuki Namiki, Takahide Mizuno, Seiji Sugita, Shinsuke Abe, Hiroshi Araki, Kazuyoshi Asari, Yuichiro Cho, Atsushi Fujii, Masahiko Hayakawa, Arika Higuchi, Naoyuki Hirata, Naru Hirata, Chikatoshi Honda, Rie Honda, Yoshiaki Ishihara, Shingo Kameda, Shota Kikuchi, Toru Kouyama, Moe Matsuoka, Yuya Mimasu, Tomokatsu Morota, Satoru Nakazawa, Kazunori Ogawa, Naoko Ogawa, Go Ono, Shoko Oshigami, Takanao Saiki, Naoya Sakatani, Sho Sasaki, Hirotaka Sawada, Makoto Shizugami, Hidehiko Suzuki, Tadateru Takahashi, Yuto Takei, Satoshi Tanaka, Eri Tatsumi, Fuyuto Terui, Yuichi Tsuda, Seiitsu Tsuruta, Sei-ichiro Watanabe, Manabu Yamada, Ryuhei Yamada, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Keiko Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Yokota, Fumi Yoshida, Kent Yoshikawa, Makoto Yoshikawa, Kazuo Yoshioka   +51 more
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