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Seven identical X-ray and gamma-ray spectrometers have been fully tested and calibrated at FBK, IAAT/EKUT  and INAF facilities. Although very compact and lightweight (1U=10×10-10cm, 1.6kg) these miniaturized instruments are quite advanced: they cover the very broad 3-1000 keV energy range with a resolution of about 300eV in the X-dray band and 6% in the gamma-ray […]

Three HERMES Pathfinder payloads have been integrated and tested at Fondazione Bruno Kessler and INAF laboratories: the PFM, FM2 and FM3. The integration of the payload PFM into the spacecraft is planned for next weeks at Politecnico di Milano laboratories. The HERMES Pathfinder “flat-sat” implemented at Politecnico di Milano Labs. The flat-sat connects and tests […]

The SpIRIT satellite (a 6U funded by the Australian Space Agency and managed by University of Melbourne, hosts among its payloads an X-ray/gamma ray spectrometer and an S band antenna and S-band tranceiver identical to those equipping the HERMES-SP/TP constellation, in the framework of and ASI-UoM Agreement.   The HERMES X-ray/gamma-ray spectrometer FM has been […]

The HERMES ProtoFlight Model detector has been tested at the various stages of the integration of the SDDs and scintillators. In the first week of August 2021 the front-end electronics and the SDD detectors have been tested in FBK laboratories. In the third week of August the integration with scintillator crystals has been performed. The […]

Event link: https://atpi.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/5thcubesatindustrydays/website Agenda: https://atpi.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/5thcubesatindustrydays/website/Agenda/AgendaItemDetail?id=c7ce6578-ce86-4d7b-a380-25b0fae1ae75 Presenter: Dejan Gačnik – SkyLabs When: 2nd of July 2021, Virtual event CID – SkyLabs – NANOsky I Platform_v7 HERMES-SP slide – CID – SkyLabs – NANOsky I Platform_v7

Agenda July 21st The main goals of the July 21st consortium meeting are: 1) inform the consortium on the development on both flight and ground segment, and on the program;2) start the discussion to prepare the review meeting of next October 2021 (with EC PO and experts). The focus of the October review meeting will […]

Quarta e ultima puntata della serie “Cosmos” Le tecnologie concepite per la ricerca spaziale aprono orizzonti sempre più interessanti per studiare l’universo, ma oggi sono sempre più sfruttate anche per importanti applicazioni “terrestri”. Intervengono: – Franco Ongaro, direttore del dipartimento di Technology, Engineering and Quality dell’ESA – European Space Agency – Michèle Lavagna, professoressa ordinaria […]

Nel laboratorio della fondazione Bruno Kessler chiamato “camera pulita” ogni particella di polvere è una minaccia per il silicio. Fonte: https://www.ilpost.it/2021/05/27/dove-nascono-microchip/ Davanti a un enorme macchinario color panna ci sono quattro ricercatori, coperti dalla testa ai piedi con una tuta bianca. Si intravedono solo i loro occhi e non si sentono suoni, fermati dal vetro […]

Terza puntata della serie “Cosmos” bit.ly/3ej2Xbc I lampi di raggi gamma e i lampi radio veloci sono tra i fenomeni più estremi ed enigmatici dell’universo. Sulle loro origini e proprietà resta ancora molta da capire, ma gli osservatori terrestri e spaziali di nuova generazione potranno indagare più a fondo la loro natura. Intervengono: – Lara […]