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Preparing the Juice mission to Jupiter has involved testing for all kinds of contingencies, down to the smallest of scales. This microscopic view shows surface damage to a tiny silver interconnector after being exposed to erosive atomic oxygen known to be found surrounding Jupiter’s moon Ganymede.
Due to launch on 13 April to begin an eight-year journey to the largest planet in the Solar System, ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice, will spend three and a half years in the Jupiter system, and in the final phase of its exploration will go into orbit around the largest Jovian moon, Ganymede.
However previous observations by the Hubble Space Telescope have revealed auroral glows around Ganymede due to the presence of ‘atomic oxygen’ – individual atoms of oxygen at the fringes of the moon’s scanty atmosphere, the result of standard oxygen molecules being broken apart by the powerful radiation belts surrounding Jupiter.
ESA materials engineer Adrian Tighe explains: “Atomic oxygen is also experienced in Earth orbit, due to oxygen molecules being dissociated by ultraviolet radiation from the Sun, and all Earth-orbiting missions below about 1000 km altitude are designed to resist it. In the same way, the Juice team needed to know that susceptible materials could withstand the atomic oxygen the spacecraft would encounter in the mission’s Ganymede elliptical orbit phase.”
This test focused on silver interconnects used in the Juice solar arrays – connectors just a few tenths of a thousandth of a millimetre thick – looking into their susceptibility to atomic oxygen exposure combined with low-temperature ‘thermal cycling’ – repeated rapid temperature shifts. Of particular concern was the risk of microcracks forming in the silver, which might lead to failure.
“Silver is one of the very few metals susceptible to atomic oxygen erosion,” comments Sam Verstaen of ESA’s Juice team. “But silver was also the preferred metal for these Juice interconnects in order to maintain the spacecraft’s magnetic cleanliness which is essential for the optimal operation of our suite of in-situ science instruments.”
Testing was performed in the Low Earth Orbit Facility, LEOX, of ESA’s Materials and Electrical Components Laboratory, part of the Agency’s ESTEC technical centre in the Netherlands.
A one-of-a-kind facility in Europe, LEOX uses a laser to dissociate molecular oxygen into atomic oxygen at energy levels that are equivalent to orbital speed – 7.8 km/s – to simulate the space environment as closely as possible.
“The general effects of atomic oxygen exposure could be seen clearly on the sample interconnectors,” adds ESA materials engineer Gabor Milassin, who performed the testing. “However it was demonstrated that this was only a surface effect, and no major cracks were observed which could compromise the functionality of the interconnects – the silver interconnects could be given a clean bill of health to go to Ganymede.”
The Lab also worked on numerous other Juice-related tests, including evaluating multi-layer insulation, adhesive tapes and thermal control coatings. Juice presented particular problems in materials terms because the mission will pass from the high-temperature environment of a Venus flyby, where temperatures will rise above 200°C, down to a much colder environment around Jupiter.
To read more about how ESA’s Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality supported the preparation of the Juice mission, click here.
Credits: ESA-G. Milassin
... something I take for granted.
119 in 2019 #92
I suppose I think about a lot of 'what ifs', more than the average person I would say, and I make contingency Plan Bs all the time. This is particularly useful when hiking eg carrying stuff in case of emergency (I'm not as bad as my father, his rucksack was so weighed down it's a wonder he could climb!) Once we were snowed in with a baby for over a week so after that I have always stocked up every winter, might also serve me well this year re Brexit problems. As we get older we need to think about the health problems we could face eg what if I lose my sight or the use of my legs?
But one thing I have never really thought about is the inability to open this door, which happened last week. I got up and the door wouldn't open. It was early so couldn't phone anyone. Besides the phone was behind this door, so was my computer. I couldn't phone for help nor google names of locksmiths, carpenters etc, nor access phone numbers of family and friends cos they were all behind this door.
The security lock had worn out and needed replacing. Eventually with careful turning I managed to get it open but it made me think so thanks to whoever thought up this 119 photo challenge!
SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 29, 2019) The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) transits waters of the South China Sea. Wasp, flagship of Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a lethal, ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker)
(when all else fails we may need this, under 30's may not be sure what it is or how it works.......)
Pictured is Zafari, from 102 Military Working Dogs Sqn, and his handler ready to take part in a live fire exercise on the Sennelager Ranges in Germany.
Zafari is wearing a body cooler, paw protectors, goggles and ear defenders.
102 Military Working Dogs (MWD) Squadron are part of 1st Military Working Dog Regiment...The LFTT training not only allows the soldiers to undertake their contingency readiness requirement, but also allows the dogs of the squadron to undertake enhanced battle induction, simulating some of the possible stresses of battle that they could encounter on current or future operations. ..Live firing and movement around the battlefield provides a demanding environment to hone the soldier’s skills, not just for combat but as a dog handler also. ..For the Military Dogs, the experience of live firing and explosions reduces their tendency to be scared by the sounds of weapons firing and explosions allowing them to become calm and controlled in stressful situations...The 1st Military Working Dog Regiment’s mission is to deliver Military Working Dog and Veterinary capability in support of Field Army outputs...Delivering a wide range of Military Working Dog capabilities, the Regiment plays a pivotal role in supporting a number of key activities including; counter insurgency operations, the detection of Improvised Explosive Devices, assistance in the searching of routes, buildings and vehicles, enhancing security and patrolling key installations.
The 1st Military Working Dog Regiment consists of three Regular and two Reserve Military Working Dog Squadrons, comprising 299 Regular soldiers and officers with the ability to surge to a maximum capacity of 384 Military Working Dogs.
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Sad news today as Webber Bus of Bridgewater has ceased operating. Contingency plans are currently being made to cover as many of their duties as possible in the near future.
Pictured here running Taunton's 'Flyer' Park & Ride service back in October 2012 we see one of Webber's numerous Optare Versas, YJ60LTN, at dusk in the center of Taunton. These P&R operations were taken over by First a couple of years ago.
Company: Webber Bus of Bridgewater
Registration: YJ60LTN
New: 2010
Chassis: Optare Versa
Bodywork: Optare B38F
Route: FLY (Gateway-Silk Mills)
Location: Fore Street, Taunton
Exposure: 1/25 @ f4.5 400ISO
Date: 27 October 2012
A C-130 Hercules flies over Izu Peninsula, Japan, Oct. 14, 2015. Performing regular in-flight operations gives all related personnel real-world experience to stay prepared for contingency situations and regular operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker)
Friendly face at the 32nd Annual [2018], Score San Felipe 250 contingency row - San Felipe, Baja - Mexico.
Dancers from the Janis Claxton Dance Company performing 'Chaos and Contingency' in the Grand Gallery of National Museum of Scotland recently
This event was part of the Edinburgh Science Festival.
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My thanks are due to Frances Sutton from Edinburgh Science Festival, Esme Haigh from National Museum of Scotland and Janis Claxton.
I decided to remake my halo moc from a while back. I added some new things and other designs like more tiling, weapons, plants, and a different roof. Before I didnt show you the inside of the building but this time I will. Taking the inside was a bit difficult to take so it may not look the best. I might upload more pictures later.
Pictured is a member of 34 Squadron, The Royal Air Force Regiment based at RAF Leeming, undertaking Live Firing Tactical Training at the Otterburn Training Area.
He is taking aim with a SharpShooter Rifle.
This training formed part of the Contingency Operating Training for the Joint Expeditionary Force.
With a strength of 164 personnel, including specialist engineering and support staff, the Squadron’s firepower is provided by a wide range of infantry weapons including sniper rifles, general purpose machine guns and light and medium mortars.
Fully air portable, the Squadron’s cross-country mobility is provided by a variety of off road platforms battlefield communications systems and a highly effective range of surveillance and night observation equipment which help complete 34 Squadron’s inventory to make it a flexible and powerful force capable of deploying anywhere in the world to defend British air assets or to take part in wider military action.
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It’s been seven years, seven years since the world went dark. I have been walking these wastelands of what used to be America for what seems like an eternity. I haven’t found any shelter for days now, no hint of warmth just to escape from this frozen world, even for only a second. I have heard there is warmth to the East, so that is where I am headed. I am beginning to make my descent up a mountain; I don’t know what mountain it is, ever since the Nuclear Winter started thousands of ‘mountains’ have just appeared from all of the snowfall. As I slowly trudged through the snow up it I saw something in the distance. It looked to be a destroyed shack with a few boards still standing up. Without a pair of binoculars I realized I would have to check out this shack myself. As I slowly began to approach it with my musket held, ready to fire, I noticed that there was the top portion of a chair inside of it, and a few spare ammo clips lying around the chair. There was also a neatly stacked pile of wood outside. I began to hold my gun tighter, preparing to kill anything that moved. As I began to draw closer to it the only thing I heard was the silence of my heartbeat, but that silence was quickly broken with a gunshot. My world went dark.
Inspired by one of Legohounds older MOC's. Credit to Titolian for the chair design.
Anyone know how to italacize? :p
Souped up Volkswagen Beetle — Volkswagen Type 1, two-door, rear-engine classic economy car.
Seen at 2021 SAN FELIPE 250 – APRIL 14-18, Contingency Row
Hot rods of all description lined Belleville street in Victoria BC Canada. A huge contingency of people and cars were on hand to greet part of the California, Oregon, Washington and Texas invasion of hot rods arriving on the 2:30 pm ferry from Port Angeles Washington. June 21st was the kickoff day for Northwest Deuce Days, the largest gathering of '32 Fords at any hot rod show in North America, over five hundred '32's will be part of the 1,200 cars on display Sunday June 24 in the beautiful inner harbour and city of Victoria, capital of BC
An upcoming spacewalk for Shane and myself has now been announced, but we have been hard at work with the ground teams for a few weeks already: here we are in a conference call where we discuss the procedures, the tools, the contingency scenarios, and try to all be on the same page before the day itself. Actually, many people have been doing A LOT of work over more than a year to be ready for this. It’s beautiful to see all the different disciplines come together to make such special moments happen. It always feel like the stars have to align for something so complicated to happen, and they make the stars align every time with talent and sheer work. Impressive. A million thanks to everyone involved.
Deux sorties dans l’espace que Shane et moi allons réaliser dans une dizaine de jours viennent d’être officiellement annoncées, mais cela fait déjà plusieurs semaines que l’on s’y prépare avec les équipes au sol. Ici on était en visioconférence pour passer en revue les procédures, les outils, anticiper les scenarii dégradés (qui n’arrivent jamais :)) et s’assurer d’être bien sur la même longueur d’onde avant le jour J. En réalité, cela fait déjà plus d’un an que de nombreuses équipes travaillent à la préparation pour faire en sorte que les étoiles soient bien alignées sur un projet d’une telle complexité. Déjà que pour aller dans l’espace, on a l’impression qu’il faut qu’une série de miracles s’enchaînent, mais sortir en scaphandre ça rajoute encore un cran à la complexité. C’est le genre d’opérations hors normes qui impliquent des domaines très différents et nécessitent un énorme travail de préparation. Bravo à toutes les équipes, et on va faire de notre mieux pour tout faire marcher comme prévu :)
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet
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Photography’s new conscience
Pictured is a Barbary Macaque on the Rock of Gibraltar with a Commando Helicopter Force Merlin Mk3 helicopter in the background.
Working from RAF Gibraltar, 2 Merlin Mk3 helicopters from 846 Naval Air Squadron based at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, Somerset were consolidating their contingency deployment capability during Exercise Barbary Commando 16. ..Merlin Mk3 is a new aircraft type for the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF). It will advance capability for the primary customer, The Royal Marines...846 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) are the first Royal Navy squadron to convert to Merlin Mk 3..To take on the demanding Commando Role (from ship to shore operations) the current Merlin Mk3 fleet will undergo an upgrade package through an interim model. It will then move towards the advanced Merlin Mk4. This will further increase the capability of this proven battlefield helicopter.
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This week, the ExoMars mission control team at ESA’s centre in Darmstadt, Germany, is training to prepare for next month’s arrival at the Red Planet.
Under the watchful eye of Flight Operations Director Michel Denis, the team was taken through a series of realistic simulations that rehearsed both ‘nominal’ – when everything goes as planned – and ‘contingency’ – the opposite – situations.
The team is actually a ‘team of teams’ – a number of spacecraft operations engineers working under the spacecraft operations manager, supported by diverse specialists from areas including flight dynamics, ground station operations, software and network support, and simulations and training as well as the ExoMars team from ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands.
Teams from the builder of the Mars orbiter, Thales Alenia Space – France, and the builder of the Schiaparelli lander, Thales Alenia Space – Italy, also took part in the ‘sim’.
Today, ExoMars has completed 80% of the 500 million km trip to Mars, and is 121 566 000 km from Earth. Schiaparelli is set to separate from its parent craft on 16 October and, three days later, will land on Mars as the orbiter fires its main engine to begin circling the planet.
Credit: ESA
Pictured is a sniper from 34 Squadron, The Royal Air Force Regiment during a Live Firing Tactical Training at the Otterburn Training Area.
This training formed part of the Contingency Operating Training for the Joint Expeditionary Force.
With a strength of 164 personnel, including specialist engineering and support staff, the Squadron’s firepower is provided by a wide range of infantry weapons including sniper rifles, general purpose machine guns and light and medium mortars.
Fully air portable, the Squadron’s cross-country mobility is provided by a variety of off road platforms battlefield communications systems and a highly effective range of surveillance and night observation equipment which help complete 34 Squadron’s inventory to make it a flexible and powerful force capable of deploying anywhere in the world to defend British air assets or to take part in wider military action.
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Pictured are Snipers from 34 Squadron, The Royal Air Force Regiment based at RAF Leeming, undertaking Live Firing Tactical Training at the Otterburn Training Area.
This training formed part of the Contingency Operating Training for the Joint Expeditionary Force.
With a strength of 164 personnel, including specialist engineering and support staff, the Squadron’s firepower is provided by a wide range of infantry weapons including sniper rifles, general purpose machine guns and light and medium mortars.
Fully air portable, the Squadron’s cross-country mobility is provided by a variety of off road platforms battlefield communications systems and a highly effective range of surveillance and night observation equipment which help complete 34 Squadron’s inventory to make it a flexible and powerful force capable of deploying anywhere in the world to defend British air assets or to take part in wider military action.
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Photographer: SAC Phil Dye
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More experimenting. Not so much a build, more of an artistic interpretation. I actually did have a similar version built up in a dome but couldn't attach the lobe bits or the tail without it falling over.
Pictured is a member of 34 Squadron, RAF Regiment closing on the enemy flanked by smoke during a Live Firing Tactical Training Exercise on the Otterburn Training Area.
This training formed part of the Contingency Operating Training for the Joint Expeditionary Force.
With a strength of 164 personnel, including specialist engineering and support staff, the Squadron’s firepower is provided by a wide range of infantry weapons including sniper rifles, general purpose machine guns and light and medium mortars.
Fully air portable, the Squadron’s cross-country mobility is provided by a variety of off road platforms battlefield communications systems and a highly effective range of surveillance and night observation equipment which help complete 34 Squadron’s inventory to make it a flexible and powerful force capable of deploying anywhere in the world to defend British air assets or to take part in wider military action.
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Pictured are Dogs and their handlers from 102 Military Working Dogs Sqn taking part in a live fire exercise on the Sennelager Ranges in Germany.
102 Military Working Dogs (MWD) Squadron are part of 1st Military Working Dog Regiment...The LFTT training not only allows the soldiers to undertake their contingency readiness requirement, but also allows the dogs of the squadron to undertake enhanced battle induction, simulating some of the possible stresses of battle that they could encounter on current or future operations. ..Live firing and movement around the battlefield provides a demanding environment to hone the soldier’s skills, not just for combat but as a dog handler also. ..For the Military Dogs, the experience of live firing and explosions reduces their tendency to be scared by the sounds of weapons firing and explosions allowing them to become calm and controlled in stressful situations...The 1st Military Working Dog Regiment’s mission is to deliver Military Working Dog and Veterinary capability in support of Field Army outputs...Delivering a wide range of Military Working Dog capabilities, the Regiment plays a pivotal role in supporting a number of key activities including; counter insurgency operations, the detection of Improvised Explosive Devices, assistance in the searching of routes, buildings and vehicles, enhancing security and patrolling key installations.
The 1st Military Working Dog Regiment consists of three Regular and two Reserve Military Working Dog Squadrons, comprising 299 Regular soldiers and officers with the ability to surge to a maximum capacity of 384 Military Working Dogs.
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Photographer: Mr Dominic King
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A C-130 Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron flies near Mount Fuji, Japan, during a routine sortie Jan. 26, 2016, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 36th AS regularly conducts training missions to remain proficient in the necessary skills to support any contingency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)
Pictured are Snipers from 34 Squadron, The Royal Air Force Regiment based at RAF Leeming, undertaking Live Firing Tactical Training at the Otterburn Training Area.
This training formed part of the Contingency Operating Training for the Joint Expeditionary Force.
With a strength of 164 personnel, including specialist engineering and support staff, the Squadron’s firepower is provided by a wide range of infantry weapons including sniper rifles, general purpose machine guns and light and medium mortars.
Fully air portable, the Squadron’s cross-country mobility is provided by a variety of off road platforms battlefield communications systems and a highly effective range of surveillance and night observation equipment which help complete 34 Squadron’s inventory to make it a flexible and powerful force capable of deploying anywhere in the world to defend British air assets or to take part in wider military action.
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Pictured are members of 34 Squadron RAF Regiment movind along a track whilst undertaking Live Firing Tactical Training at the Otterburn Training Area.
This training formed part of the Contingency Operating Training for the Joint Expeditionary Force.
With a strength of 164 personnel, including specialist engineering and support staff, the Squadron’s firepower is provided by a wide range of infantry weapons including sniper rifles, general purpose machine guns and light and medium mortars.
Fully air portable, the Squadron’s cross-country mobility is provided by a variety of off road platforms battlefield communications systems and a highly effective range of surveillance and night observation equipment which help complete 34 Squadron’s inventory to make it a flexible and powerful force capable of deploying anywhere in the world to defend British air assets or to take part in wider military action.
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Forecaster Mark Wilson said the Contingency Planning Forecast - which is used by the government to prep for extreme weather - was predicting the first three months of 2019 were likely to be much frostier than normal.
And Met Office spokesman Simon Partridge said when a similar three-month forecast was issued at the start of last year, those predictions came starkly true.
Last winter, winds from Siberia pushed in from the east, causing the mercury to plummet - with even daytime temperatures struggling to rise above zero.
Partridge said: "Last year there was widespread snow across many parts of the UK and temperatures were well below average.
"There's a higher chance of seeing colder spells, and given that, as a result, there's a slightly higher chance of snow across the UK."
Weather forecasters believe that the snowstorm could hit Britain in late January, although they doubt it will be as severe as last year's cold weather.
The first snow of the year has already blasted Brits across the UK, with the flakes seen as far south as London.
Outbreaks of rain and wintry showers are expected to batter the UK with temperatures plummeting to -9C in Scotland and to 0C in the southeast of England.
Met Office forecasters warned snow could settle over the hills in northern England and Scotland.
But the freeze threatens to last well into February with more frost, ice and snow on the way. (from The Sun)
In a certain sense, Adam's sin was a sin arising from inquisitiveness, if such an expression be admissible. Originally, Adam saw contingencies in the aspect of their relationship to God and not as independent entities. Anything that is considered in that relationship is beyond the reach of evil; but the desire to see contingency as it is in itself is a desire to see evil; it is also a desire to see good as something contrary to evil. As a result of this sin of inquisitiveness - Adam wanted to see the "other side" of contingency - Adam himself and the whole world fell into contingency as such; the link with the divine Source was broken and became invisible; the world became suddenly external to Adam, things became opaque and heavy, they became like unintelligible and hostile fragments. This drama is always repeating itself anew, in collective history as well as in the life of individuals.
A meaningless knowledge, a knowledge to which we have no right either by virtue of its nature, or of our capacities, and therefore by virtue of our vocation, is not a knowledge that enriches, but one that impoverishes. Adam had become poor after having acquired knowledge of contingency as such, or of contingency in so far as it limits. We must distrust the fascination which an abyss can exert over us; it is in the nature of cosmic blind-alleys to seduce and to play the vampire; the current of forms does not want us to escape from its hold.
Forms can be snares just as they can be symbols and keys; beauty can chain us to forms, just as it can also be a door opening towards the formless.
Or again, from a slightly different point of view: the sin of Adam consists in effect of having wished to superimpose something on existence, and existence was beatitude; Adam thereby lost this beatitude and was engulfed in the anxious and deceptive turmoil of superfluous things.
Instead of reposing in the immutable purity of Existence, fallen man is drawn into the dance of things that exist, and they, being accidents, are delusive and perishable.
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Frithjof Schuon
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Quoted in: The Essential Frithjof Schuon (edited by Seyyed Hossein Nasr)
Pictured are personnel from 34 Squadron, The Royal Air Force Regiment based at RAF Leeming, undertaking Live Firing Tactical Training at the Otterburn Training Area.
This training formed part of the Contingency Operating Training for the Joint Expeditionary Force.
With a strength of 164 personnel, including specialist engineering and support staff, the Squadron’s firepower is provided by a wide range of infantry weapons including sniper rifles, general purpose machine guns and light and medium mortars.
Fully air portable, the Squadron’s cross-country mobility is provided by a variety of off road platforms battlefield communications systems and a highly effective range of surveillance and night observation equipment which help complete 34 Squadron’s inventory to make it a flexible and powerful force capable of deploying anywhere in the world to defend British air assets or to take part in wider military action.
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Pictured is a member of 34 Squadron, The Royal Air Force Regiment using a spotting scope during a Live Firing Tactical Training at the Otterburn Training Area.
This training formed part of the Contingency Operating Training for the Joint Expeditionary Force.
With a strength of 164 personnel, including specialist engineering and support staff, the Squadron’s firepower is provided by a wide range of infantry weapons including sniper rifles, general purpose machine guns and light and medium mortars.
Fully air portable, the Squadron’s cross-country mobility is provided by a variety of off road platforms battlefield communications systems and a highly effective range of surveillance and night observation equipment which help complete 34 Squadron’s inventory to make it a flexible and powerful force capable of deploying anywhere in the world to defend British air assets or to take part in wider military action.
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