Twin CubeSats will improve Earth climate
modeling
LAFAYETTE, Colo., June 6, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- RTX's (NYSE: RTX) small satellite manufacturer and
mission services provider, Blue Canyon Technologies, has
established communication with both CubeSats for the NASA PREFIRE
(Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment) mission. The
PREFIRE mission will measure the amount of heat Earth emits into
space from the Arctic and Antarctica.
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 Wisconsin-Madison. JPL
provided the thermal infrared spectrometer payload, and the
University of Wisconsin-Madison will
process the data collected by the instruments.
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 $69
billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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corporatepr@rtx.com
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