Jon PENNYCOOKMay 26

"Intuitive Machines to acquire Goonhilly Earth Station and COMSAT"

https://www.gpsworld.com/intuitive-machines-to-acquire-goonhilly-earth-station-and-comsat/

"The addition of 44 antennas to Intuitive Machines’ network is expected to enhance support for customers’ GEO missions and accelerate progress toward Moon base and deep-space operations."

"The acquisition will include the Goonhilly Lunar and Deep Space Communications, Commercial Satcom and Defense and Security divisions."

#UK #USA #Goonhilly #space #technology

Intuitive Machines to acquire Goonhilly Earth Station and COMSAT - GPS World

The addition of 44 antennas to Intuitive Machines’ network is expected to enhance support for customers’ GEO missions and accelerate progress toward Moon base

GPS World
Andi ChandlerApr 2

Goonhilly monitoring NASA's Artemis mission to the Moon and back.

To quote Hitchhikers Guide "...it was exactly the sort of thing they'd been looking for all these years..."

#space #science #tech #goonhilly #space #moon #artemis #orion #uk #nasa

https://www.goonhilly.org/Goonhilly-to-track-NASA-artemis-II-mission

Goonhilly to track NASA’s Artemis II mission as Orion heads back to the Moon

Goonhilly Earth Station will track NASA's Artemis II Orion spacecraft, placing Cornwall and the UK at the heart of the new Golden Age of space exploration

Paul 🏳️‍🌈Mar 12, 2024
I've been ridiculously busy lately. But a highlight has been working at Goonhilly Earth Station! #space #goonhilly #dish #marsexpress
WOMUMPFeb 25, 2024
Time-lapse from just now of the GHY-6 ('Merlin') antenna at #Goonhilly #Cornwall slewing to track the spaceborne #AdityaL1 solar observatory, 1.5 million kilometres sunward.
Taken from live status page at https://status.ghy6.goonhilly.org/
GHY-6 @ Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd.

The real-time status of the Goonhilly-6 32-metre Deep Space Communications Antenna, also known as Merlin, or DSS-59.

WOMUMPFeb 22, 2024
#Goonhilly represent :)
#IM1 #IntuitiveMachines #NovaC
iantoFeb 22, 2024
In case you're into #amateurradio and have been following #intuitivemachines downlink and wondering just what is going on: yes, its weird, no it's not what anybody wanted, but it's understood and explained and has no operational impact. #goonhilly configured additional equipment for a high quality doppler experiment in the middle of the night.
I am now on an Epic Quest for Spectacularly Potent Coffee. It's landing day at last.
iantoFeb 15, 2024
Slightly hazy start to the day. All ready to support India's Aditya mission at L1 from lunchtime through to our first acquisition for #intuitivemachines to run it through the night. #ukspace #goonhilly
iantoFeb 14, 2024
While #intuitivemachines launch may have been scrubbed today, it does give me the fun of reconverting the trajectory data ready for tracking support from #goonhilly tomorrow. Locked and loaded. Or, blocked and parsed. Or maybe grokked and streamed. Rotated and mapped. Transformed and converged. Mashed and piped.
#astrodynamics #space #systemsengineering
Show threadiantoAug 31, 2023
@paulknightly If anybody has a mission that needs S or X band comms (Ka soon) as far as Mars or beyond (data rate and mod/cod scheme dependant) with a 32m dish, hit me up. A bit smaller than DSN 35s, similar to Madrid longitude, but to be honest those 3m are mostly illumination overspill, the beaches are better, and we're cheaper. Other longitudes coming soon also for 24/7. #Goonhilly
iantoJun 26, 2023
Sometimes, switching it off and switching it on again solves the problem; computers get tired too. This morning we're doing our annual switch off, snooze, and cold start exercise. It helps to shake out any issues with booting, connectivity, volatile configuration etc. Ideally, no issues before, no issues after... so far so good. #goonhilly #spaceuk #housekeeping #linux