RTX provides Blue Canyon Satellites for NASA Polar climate mission
RTX's Blue Canyon Technologies has successfully established communication with two CubeSats for the NASA PREFIRE mission, aimed at improving Earth climate modeling. The mission will measure heat emitted from the Arctic and Antarctica, aiding in more accurate climate and ice projections. These projections will help understand storm severity, coastal erosion, and sea level rise. The PREFIRE mission is a collaboration between NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with the latter processing the collected data.
- Successful communication established with both CubeSats, indicating operational readiness.
- Mission aims to improve climate modeling, which can lead to better projections of climate change impacts.
- Collaboration with NASA and University of Wisconsin-Madison, enhancing credibility and resource sharing.
- Potential to positively impact future climate-related initiatives and policies.
- No immediate financial benefits reported from the mission.
- Future projections and benefits are speculative and depend on successful data collection and analysis.
Twin CubeSats will improve Earth climate modeling
Blue Canyon provided two heritage 6U CubeSats for the mission, which is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the agency's Science Mission Directorate. Analysis of PREFIRE's measurements will inform climate and ice models, helping to improve projections of how a warming world will affect sea ice loss, ice sheet melt and sea level rise.
"Improving climate models can provide more accurate projections on the impacts of storm severity and frequency, as well as coastal erosion and flooding," said Chris Winslett, general manager for Blue Canyon Technologies.
The PREFIRE project was jointly developed by NASA and the University of
About Blue Canyon Technologies
Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, offers a diverse portfolio of innovative, reliable, and affordable spacecraft and components that enable a broad range of missions and technological advancements for the new space economy. The company currently supports numerous unique missions with over 100 cumulative spacecraft orders.
About RTX
With more than 185,000 global employees, RTX pushes the limits of technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect our world. Through industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon – we are advancing aviation, engineering integrated defense systems, and developing next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help global customers address their most critical challenges. The company, with 2023 sales of
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