New Technology Helps Satellites Achieve Accurate Maneuvers in Space
Today marks a historic moment in space exploration as a satellite has been successfully maneuvered in space with unprecedented accuracy. Scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA) have announced that their satellite, named GOCE, has been maneuvered into its desired orbit with a precision of only one millimeter. This is a major breakthrough for the space exploration field, as it has never been possible to maneuver a satellite this accurately before. The GOCE satellite is now expected to provide scientists with invaluable data about Earth’s gravity field. This data will help us to better understand the Earth’s atmosphere and climate, providing us with more accurate predictions of weather patterns and climate change.
source: Phys.org