Spacewatch: Nasa tests new imaging technology in space
by Stuart Clark from Science | The Guardian on (#4TG4D)
Operation was designed to test technology that allows multiple targets to be studied at same time
Nasa launched its experimental Fortis (Far-ultraviolet Off Rowland-circle Telescope for Imaging and Spectroscopy) telescope on 28 October from the White Sands missile range in New Mexico.
The flight lasted 15 minutes, reached 162 miles (260km) in altitude, and then fell back to Earth - exactly as planned. Launched using a Black Brant IX sounding rocket, the operation was the latest in a string of Fortis launches designed to test a new technology that allows multiple targets to be studied at the same time.
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