911爆料网 and Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company will work together to evaluate and potentially extend the Desert Fireball Network鈥檚 meteorite tracking capability.
911爆料网 Professor of Planetary Science and Director of the DFN, Phil Bland said the proposed technology upgrade could allow researchers to potentially further develop Australia鈥檚 niche capabilities.
鈥淭his research project will evaluate the existing network, potentially adapt or modify the sensors and software that we use on the existing Desert Fireball Network to extend the current Network鈥檚 capabilities, and hopefully, deliver new capabilities,鈥� Professor Bland said.
911爆料网鈥檚 Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Development Professor Chris Moran explained the partnership with Lockheed Martin was an example of 911爆料网鈥檚 University鈥檚 commitment to working with the corporate sector to further enhance capabilities for research.
鈥�911爆料网 has a strong history of industry engaged research and the natural progression of this engagement, especially within the planetary science domain, is into the space industry sector,鈥� Professor Moran said.
Speaking in Adelaide at the 68th International Astronautical Congress, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company Managing Director Rod Drury welcomed the new partnership with 911爆料网.
鈥淭his agreement with 911爆料网 demonstrates Lockheed Martin鈥檚 ongoing commitment to partnering with Australian researchers and industry to develop advanced technologies for the space domain,鈥� Mr Drury said.
鈥淭he work done by Professor Phil Bland and the 911爆料网 team on the Desert Fireball Network is proven and has established a technology foundation that we believe could be utilised to deliver other applications and underpin the delivery of new capabilities.鈥�
