Southwest Research Institute Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:08:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Southwest Research Institute Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 SwRI to build magnetometers for NOAA space weather satellites https://spacenews.com/swri-to-build-magnetometers-for-noaa-weather-satellites/ https://spacenews.com/swri-to-build-magnetometers-for-noaa-weather-satellites/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2024 23:46:52 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=509905

SAN FRANCISCO — The Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio won a $26.1 million contract to build a space weather instrument for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/swri-to-build-magnetometers-for-noaa-weather-satellites/feed/ 0 509905 Southwest Research Institute to supply NOAA coronagraphs https://spacenews.com/southwest-research-institute-to-supply-noaa-coronagraphs/ https://spacenews.com/southwest-research-institute-to-supply-noaa-coronagraphs/#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:54:53 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=508945

SAN FRANCISCO – The San Antonio-based Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) won a $60 million contract to build three coronagraphs for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Under the contract, awarded Nov. […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/southwest-research-institute-to-supply-noaa-coronagraphs/feed/ 0 508945 SwRI wins QuickSounder weather satellite contract https://spacenews.com/swri-wins-quicksounder-weather-satellite-contract/ https://spacenews.com/swri-wins-quicksounder-weather-satellite-contract/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2023 22:53:42 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=197952

The Southwest Research Institute won a $55 million contract to supply the QuickSounder weather satellite.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/swri-wins-quicksounder-weather-satellite-contract/feed/ 0 197952 An Explanation For Unusual Radar Signatures From Icy Satellites https://spacenews.com/an-explanation-for-unusual-radar-signatures-from-icy-satellites/ Fri, 24 Mar 2023 01:10:37 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=207298 A study co-authored by Southwest Research Institute Senior Research Scientist Dr. Jason Hofgartner explains the unusual radar signatures of icy satellites orbiting Jupiter and Saturn. Their radar signatures, which differ significantly from those of rocky worlds and most ice on Earth, have long been a vexing question for the scientific community. CREDIT NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI
A study co-authored by Southwest Research Institute Senior Research Scientist Dr. Jason Hofgartner explains the unusual radar signatures of icy satellites orbiting Jupiter and Saturn. Their radar signatures, which differ significantly from those of rocky worlds and most ice on Earth, have long been a vexing question for the scientific community. CREDIT NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI

A study co-authored by Southwest Research Institute Senior Research Scientist Dr. Jason Hofgartner explains the unusual radar signatures of icy satellites orbiting Jupiter and Saturn. Their radar signatures, which differ […]

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]]> 207298 SwRI’s new Space System Integration Facility supports smallsat development https://spacenews.com/swris-new-space-system-integration-facility-supports-smallsat-development/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 21:08:03 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=202088 SWRI
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Southwest Research Institute has added a new, 74,000-square-foot Space System Integration Facility to its San Antonio headquarters. The SwRI facility can rapidly respond to customers needing to design, assemble and […]

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]]> 202088 SwRI scientists demonstrate machine learning tool to efficiently process complex solar data https://spacenews.com/swri-scientists-demonstrate-machine-learning-tool-to-efficiently-process-complex-solar-data/ Thu, 07 Jul 2022 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=86987 Big data has become a big challenge for space scientists analyzing vast datasets from increasingly powerful space instrumentation. To address this, a Southwest Research Institute team has developed a machine […]

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]]> 86987 SwRI-led Lucy Mission Observes a Total Lunar Eclipse https://spacenews.com/swri-led-lucy-mission-observes-a-total-lunar-eclipse/ Fri, 20 May 2022 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=86577 The NASA Lucy mission, led by Principal Investigator Dr. Hal Levison of Southwest Research Institute, successfully observed the May 2022 total lunar eclipse from a unique vantage point 64 million […]

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]]> 86577 SwRI’s new Space System Integration Facility supports smallsat development https://spacenews.com/swriaeurs-new-space-system-integration-facility-supports-smallsat-development/ Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=86128 Southwest Research Institute has added a new, 74,000-square-foot Space System Integration Facility to its San Antonio headquarters. The SwRI facility can rapidly respond to customers needing to design, assemble and […]

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]]> 86128 SwRI’s James Burch receives NASA’s highest honor https://spacenews.com/swriaeurs-james-burch-receives-nasaaeurs-highest-honor/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=86062 Dr. James Burch of Southwest Research Institute has received NASA’s highest honor for nongovernment employees, its Distinguished Public Service Medal. Burch is recognized for his visionary science mission leadership in […]

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]]> 86062 SwRI’s Livi recognized by the Explorers Club https://spacenews.com/swriaeurs-livi-recognized-by-the-explorers-club/ Wed, 23 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=86029 The Explorers Club — an international professional organization dedicated to the advancement of scientific exploration and field study — has selected Southwest Research Institute’s Dr. Stefano Livi for membership in […]

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]]> 86029 SwRI selected by ARPA-E to create more effective burner to reduce methane emissions https://spacenews.com/swri-selected-by-arpa-e-to-create-more-effective-burner-to-reduce-methane-emissions/ Mon, 07 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=85916 Southwest Research Institute will collaborate with University of Michigan (UM) to use additive manufacturing and machine learning to create an advanced burner that will eliminate 99.5% of the methane encountered […]

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]]> 85916 SwRI-designed ultraviolet instrument to play integral part of NASA’s Europa Clipper mission https://spacenews.com/swri-designed-ultraviolet-instrument-to-play-integral-part-of-nasaaeurs-europa-clipper-mission/ Fri, 04 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=85905 An ultraviolet spectrograph (UVS) designed and built by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is the first scientific instrument to be delivered for integration onto NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft. Scheduled to launch […]

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]]> 85905 CYGNSS satellites celebrate five years of conducting critical hurricane research https://spacenews.com/cygnss-satellites-celebrate-five-years-of-conducting-critical-hurricane-research/ Mon, 20 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=85365 A constellation of Southwest Research Institute-built and -operated satellites recently celebrated five years in orbit, circling the tropics to assess wind speeds to better understand how hurricanes intensify. Originally designed […]

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]]> 85365 Studying The Edge Of The Sun’s Magnetic Bubble https://spacenews.com/studying-the-edge-of-the-suns-magnetic-bubble/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 23:14:44 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=22034

Our corner of the universe, the solar system, is nestled inside the Milky Way galaxy, home to more than 100 billion stars. We’re protected from that radiation by the heliosphere, […]

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]]> 22034 SwRI scientists curate special exoplanet issue of Elements Magazine https://spacenews.com/swri-scientists-curate-special-exoplanet-issue-of-elements-magazine/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84855 Southwest Research Institute scientists are serving as guest editors of a special issue of Elements Magazine International, exploring interdisciplinary views on exoplanets, which are any planets beyond our solar system. […]

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]]> 84855 Study demonstrates lunar composition mapping capabilities of SwRI-created space instrument https://spacenews.com/study-demonstrates-lunar-composition-mapping-capabilities-of-swri-created-space-instrument/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84784 A new study by a recent graduate of Southwest Research Institute’s joint graduate program in physics with The University of Texas at San Antonio demonstrates the ability of the Lyman-Alpha […]

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]]> 84784 SwRI’s Alan Stern named AGU Fellow, AIAA Associate Fellow https://spacenews.com/swriaeurs-alan-stern-named-agu-fellow-aiaa-associate-fellow/ Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84700 Dr. Alan Stern has been named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Stern serves as […]

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]]> 84700 SwRI’s Torbert named an American Geophysical Union Fellow https://spacenews.com/swriaeurs-torbert-named-an-american-geophysical-union-fellow/ Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84704 Dr. Roy B. Torbert, a program director in Southwest Research Institute’s Earth, Oceans, and Space Department at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, has been named a Fellow of […]

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]]> 84704 SwRI’s Burch to receive AGU’s highest honor https://spacenews.com/swriaeurs-burch-to-receive-aguaeurs-highest-honor/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84580  On behalf of the Earth and space science community, the American Geophysical Union has selected Southwest Research Institute’s Dr. James L. Burch to receive the 2021 William Bowie Medal, the […]

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]]> 84580 SwRI tests liquid acquisition device aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket https://spacenews.com/swri-tests-liquid-acquisition-device-aboard-blue-originaeurs-new-shepard-rocket/ Thu, 26 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84409 A Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) experiment was performed aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rocket today, which launched from Van Horn, Texas. Five variations of the tapered liquid acquisition device […]

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]]> 84409 SwRI-led NASA mission announces novel outreach program https://spacenews.com/swri-led-nasa-mission-announces-novel-outreach-program/ Mon, 09 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84272  NASA has funded a five-year outreach program in association with the Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH), a solar mission led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). The PUNCH […]

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]]> 84272 SwRI-led mission to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids begins final preparations for launch https://spacenews.com/swri-led-mission-to-jupiteraeurs-trojan-asteroids-begins-final-preparations-for-launch/ Mon, 02 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84239 The first spacecraft to explore Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida July 30. The Southwest Research Institute-led mission is beginning final preparations for launch.  The […]

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]]> 84239 SwRI-led PUNCH mission advances toward 2023 launch https://spacenews.com/swri-led-punch-mission-advances-toward-2023-launch/ Wed, 28 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84199 On July 23, 2021, the Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission achieved an important milestone, passing its latest NASA review and entering the final mission design phase […]

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]]> 84199 SwRI scientists help identify water vapor in atmosphere of icy Jupiter moon Ganymede https://spacenews.com/swri-scientists-help-identify-water-vapor-in-atmosphere-of-icy-jupiter-moon-ganymede/ Tue, 27 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84190 Using spectral images from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), a team of scientists led by Dr. Lorenz Roth of the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, has determined […]

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