March 2024 – Space

Spacecraft Operations- A chat with the people behind the screens of Mission Control

Author By mset705
Publication date March 14, 2024
Categories: MethaneSAT, MOCC

Today, our Senior Operations engineer Vernon Lewis and our Junior Operations engineer Mahima Seth spoke to Alexia Russell from the newsroom. You can find the article here, along with a podcast featuring Vernon and Mahima, who talk about the upcoming MethaneSAT mission, which will be operated from the Mission Operations and Control Center (MOCC)….Continue Reading Spacecraft Operations- A chat with the people behind the screens of Mission Control

MethaneSAT launched!

Author By mset705
Publication date March 8, 2024
Categories: MethaneSAT

After a successful SpaceX Falcon9 launch, MethaneSAT is now in orbit! 🌌🛰️ Read the official post here….Continue Reading MethaneSAT launched!

University to operate methane tracking satellite

Author By mset705
Publication date March 5, 2024
Categories: MOCC

New Zealand is poised to take an active role in the MethaneSAT space mission through the new Mission Operations and Control Centre (MOCC) at Te Pūnaha Ātea-Space Institute at the University of Auckland.The global methane tracking satellite, MethaneSAT, is scheduled to launch soon from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.Designed to help combat climate…Continue Reading University to operate methane tracking satellite