Reentry

Final images of Aeolus during its brief phase as space debris acquired by the Space Observation Radar TIRA of Fraunhofer FHR. (Note the color represents the radar echo intensity, not temperature.) Credit: Fraunhofer FHR

Fiery Finale: Final Images of the Doomed Aeolus Spacecraft

September 7, 2023

Final images of Aeolus during its brief phase as space debris acquired by the Space Observation Radar TIRA of Fraunhofer FHR. (Note the color represents the radar echo intensity, not temperature.) Credit: Fraunhofer FHR By European Space Agency Published by SciTechDaily, 7 September 2023 Aeolus was in orbit around Earth

SBUDNIC, a bread-loaf-sized cube satellite with a drag sail made from Kapton polyimide film, designed and built by students at Brown reentered Earth's atmosphere five years ahead of schedule. Image courtesy of Marco Cross.

Satellite built as low-cost way to reduce space junk reenters atmosphere years early

August 24, 2023

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SBUDNIC, a bread-loaf-sized cube satellite with a drag sail made from Kapton polyimide film, designed and built by students at Brown reentered Earth's atmosphere five years ahead of schedule. Image courtesy of Marco Cross. From Brown University, Published by Phys.org, 24 August 2023 SBUDNIC, built by an academically diverse team