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Andrea Bettini (andreabettini@mastodon.uno)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jul-2024 16:58:07 UTC Andrea Bettini

Danneggiato da un micrometeoroide ad aprile e dalla tempesta solare che a maggio ha generato aurore spettacolari: doppio colpo per il satellite Gaia dell'ESA. Per ripristinare la funzionalità sono serviti complessi interventi sul software di bordo
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/Double_trouble_Gaia_hit_by_micrometeoroid_and_solar_storm
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1. Double trouble: Gaia hit by micrometeoroid and solar storm
  
  Launched in December 2013, ESA’s Gaia spacecraft is on a mission to map the locations and motions of more than a billion stars in the Milky Way with extreme precision.But it’s not easy being a satellite: space is a dangerous place. In recent months, hyper-velocity space dust and the strongest solar storm in 20 years have threatened Gaia’s ability to carry out the precise measurements for which it is famous.

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