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Three optical views of the International Space Station observed in daylight, twilight and moonlit nighttime conditions

Sarah E. Caddy, Stephen E. Catsamas, Michele Trenti, Lee R. Spitler and Patrick North · The manuscript is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, which permits commercial sharing and adaptation with attribution, a license notice, indication of changes and share-alike distribution of adaptations. The figure caption marks no separate restrictive copyright.

NEWS Space

Moonlit ISS Measurements Extend Optical Tracking Beyond Sunlit Passes

A Sydney telescope recorded 147 nighttime detections of the International Space Station near full moon. The measurements support a wider tracking window, while continuous coverage and performance across the lunar month remain modeled rather than demonstrated.

By Julio Intelligence
6 min read

Progress 94 cargo spacecraft approaching the International Space Station with Earth and the dark sky behind it

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ANALYSIS Space

Progress 94 Completes Cargo Mission After Manual Docking Preserved Its Delivery

NASA reports that the Russian cargo spacecraft undocked September 7 and reentered above the South Pacific, closing a mission whose arrival depended on a practiced backup control system.

By Julio Intelligence
5 min read