Jari Makinen

@jarimakinen.bsky.social

Space, flying & spaceflight. Cycling. Travels. Science communicator and journalist at Tiedetuubi.fi + contributing Yle and Tekniikan Maailma. đŸ‡«đŸ‡źđŸ‡«đŸ‡·đŸ˜Ž

The situation with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) website is even worse than I thought. Not only are new registrations not being published, but most of the links to the *old* docs are broken. Except for the versions in Russian; for some reason you can get those ok.

In January 2001 I visited Australia for the first time and experienced 52°C max heat and 40°C-ish normally in Woomera, almost in the middle of the desert with rocket stuff etc. I couldn't imagine it's more or less normal now in Europe. At home, not somewhere far away


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TĂ€llainen juttu sĂ€hkölentĂ€misestĂ€ pulpahti ulos juuri – ensin nyt netissĂ€, printtinĂ€ seuraavassa Tekniikan maailmassa. Elektra Trainer jĂ€tti oikein positiivisen vaikutelman, ja olen aika varma siitĂ€, ettĂ€ oululaisetkin pitĂ€vĂ€t tilaamastaan koneesta! tekniikanmaailma.fi/lehti/11-12a...

NĂ€in lentÀÀ sĂ€hkölentokone Elektra Trainer – SĂ€hköiset siivet tulevat

LENTOKONEET HeinÀkuun alussa Suomen taivaalla suhisee ainutlaatuinen sÀhkölentokone, Elektra Trainer. Sen Suomen-kierros on osa Oulun tutkijoiden sÀhkölentoa tutkivaa hanketta. Tutustuimme koneeseen j...

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Vast announced an expansion into high powered satellites. This isn't a great sign, IMO—it says their investments won't earn out through the space station business, so they have to semi-pivot into an incredibly competitive space with fairly distinct requirements www.vastspace.com/updates/vast...

Vast Expands into High-Power Satellite Buses, Leveraging In-House Space Station Technology and Proven Haven Demo Satellite Heritage — an update by VAST

Vast Satellite is a line of high-power satellite buses built for communications, Earth observation, national security, and orbital data centers.

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I'm still a pacifist, but these times are not: for peace, you need credible defense - preferably European. So, thank you Airbus Defence for a very interesting day in Manching at the first #AirbusDefenceSummit. Many new things & interesting insights! Before reporting, I need to digest and reflect


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TÀnÀÀn 9.5. vietetÀÀn Eurooppa-pÀivÀÀ. Sen kunniaksi kannattaa kuunnella tÀmÀ Brysselin kone -ohjelma: Suomen silloinen Pariisin suurlÀhettilÀs Matti Anttonen kertoo mm. Euroopan unionin synnystÀ. Brysselin kone kevÀÀllÀ 2023 oli hauskaa ja opettavaista vaihtelua! areena.yle.fi/1-68250233

Eurooppa Suomen Ranskan-suurlÀhettilÀs Matti Anttosen silmin | Brysselin kone

Suomen suurlÀhetystö Pariisissa sijaitsee aivan Ranskan ulkoministeriön vieressÀ. SiellÀ synnytettiin vuonna 1951 Euroopan hiili- ja terÀsunioni, mikÀ kehittyi vuosikymmenten kuluessa nykyiseksi Euroo...

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In 2023 the EU launched a feasibility study on orbital data centres including in-orbit assembly and a reusable heavy-lift launcher. #ASCEND "Study objectives are to demonstrate the technical feasibility and the environmental benefits to deploy large capacity data centre in space."

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