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Grafana Labs Unveiled Open Source Project Updates at Annual GrafanaCON Community Conference

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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Grafana Labs, the company behind the world’s most ubiquitous, open and composable operational dashboards, today made three major announcements that build on its commitment to the open source community: the release of Grafana 11.0, Loki 3.0, and Grafana Alloy – the company's open source distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector.

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  • Grafana Labs, the company behind the world’s most ubiquitous, open and composable operational dashboards, today made three major announcements that build on its commitment to the open source community: the release of Grafana 11.0, Loki 3.0, and Grafana Alloy – the company's open source distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector.
  • These updates were unveiled during Grafana Labs’ sold-out GrafanaCON community conference in Amsterdam, held in person for the first time in five years.
  • GrafanaCON, originally centered solely on the Grafana project, has evolved this year to include the extended open source observability ecosystem.
  • During the keynote, Grafana Labs CEO Raj Dutt presented the second annual Golden Grot Awards , which recognize dashboards created by community members.

NASA Selects First Lunar Instruments for Artemis Astronaut Deployment

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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WASHINGTON, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has chosen the first science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during Artemis III.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has chosen the first science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during Artemis III.
  • Once installed near the lunar South Pole, the three instruments will collect valuable scientific data about the lunar environment, the lunar interior, and how to sustain a long-duration human presence on the Moon, which will help prepare NASA to send astronauts to Mars.
  • "These three deployed instruments were chosen to begin scientific investigations that will address key Moon to Mars science objectives."
  • The instruments will address three Artemis science objectives: understanding planetary processes, understanding the character and origin of lunar polar volatiles, and investigating and mitigating exploration risks.

TIER IV's research proposal selected by JAXA Space Exploration Innovation Hub: Accelerating practical application of world models for autonomous driving through neural simulator development

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Monday, March 25, 2024
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This research aims to create high-quality and large-scale digital twins to simulate AD environments, capitalizing on the groundbreaking NeRF world model.

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  • This research aims to create high-quality and large-scale digital twins to simulate AD environments, capitalizing on the groundbreaking NeRF world model.
  • Since 2020, TIER IV has partnered with the Matsuo Institute to pioneer the development of AI technology for autonomous driving, conducting basic component development into world models.
  • "World models have the potential to solve various challenges in autonomous driving, including robotaxis," said Shinpei Kato, founder, CEO and CTO of TIER IV.
  • "I believe various services will become smart, intelligent and autonomous as world models get implemented in society in the future.

Following Safe Return, NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 to Recount Space Mission

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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Crew will answer media questions about their mission aboard the space station and their return to Earth.

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  • Crew will answer media questions about their mission aboard the space station and their return to Earth.
  • The crew spent six-and-a-half months in space, with 197 days total aboard the space station.
  • During the mission, Moghbeli completed a spacewalk, a first in her career, alongside NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara.
  • Get the latest NASA space station news, images, and features on Instagram , Facebook , and X .

Crew-7 Astronauts Return to Earth After Nearly 200 Days Conducting Critical Science in Space

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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Results from this project, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, could help boost our understanding of aging and its effects on disease mechanisms.

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  • Results from this project, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, could help boost our understanding of aging and its effects on disease mechanisms.
  • If successful, the powdered protein could help significantly reduce the mass of materials traveling to the space station, allowing more manufacturing at a lower cost.
  • The crew also continued work on a Boeing-sponsored investigation to test the effectiveness and durability of an innovative antimicrobial coating in space.
  • Findings will help advance heart disease modeling and could lead to the development of new therapies for patients on Earth.

Splashdown! NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Finishes Mission, Returns to Earth

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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Teams aboard SpaceX recovery vessels retrieved the spacecraft and its crew.

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  • Teams aboard SpaceX recovery vessels retrieved the spacecraft and its crew.
  • "After more than six months aboard the International Space Station, NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 has safely returned home," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
  • Moghbeli, Mogensen, Furukawa, and Borisov traveled 84,434,094 miles during their mission, spent 197 days aboard the space station, and completed 3,184 orbits around Earth.
  • The goal of NASA's Commercial Crew Program is safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station and low Earth orbit.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Return to Earth to Air Live on NASA Platforms

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Friday, March 8, 2024
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WASHINGTON, March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will provide live coverage of the agency's SpaceX Crew-7 return to Earth from the International Space Station, beginning with a change-of-command ceremony at 11:55 a.m. EDT on Sunday, March 10.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will provide live coverage of the agency's SpaceX Crew-7 return to Earth from the International Space Station, beginning with a change-of-command ceremony at 11:55 a.m. EDT on Sunday, March 10.
  • The return and related activities will air live on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website .
  • Learn how to stream NASA TV through a variety of platforms including social media.
  • Following conclusion of Dragon departure from station, NASA coverage will continue with audio only , with full coverage resuming ahead of the deorbit burn and splashdown.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Launches to International Space Station

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Monday, March 4, 2024
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WASHINGTON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- An international crew of four reached orbit following a successful launch to the International Space Station at 10:53 p.m. EST Sunday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- An international crew of four reached orbit following a successful launch to the International Space Station at 10:53 p.m. EST Sunday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission is the agency's eighth commercial crew rotation mission with the company to the space station.
  • "Congratulations to NASA and SpaceX on another successful launch to the International Space Station!
  • NASA teams will monitor space station operations throughout the flight from the Mission Control Center at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

MHI Develops an Onboard AI-Based Object Detector Utilizing a Next-Generation Space-Grade MPU

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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AIRIS is scheduled to be launched aboard the small demonstration satellite "RAISE-4"(3) in FY2025, after which it will conduct an in-orbit demonstration.

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  • AIRIS is scheduled to be launched aboard the small demonstration satellite "RAISE-4"(3) in FY2025, after which it will conduct an in-orbit demonstration.
  • AIRIS is a satellite-mounted device consisting of an AI-equipped data processor and an earth observation camera developed by the Tokyo University of Science.
  • It detects objects by taking images of objects on the earth's surface from orbit and then processing the images with AI.
  • AIRIS operations will be controlled with a next-generation space-grade MPU "SOISOC4" that is the product of development undertaken by JAXA and MHI.

MHI Contributes to Successful Acquisition of First Observation Images by JAXA's "XRISM" X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission Satellite

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Friday, February 9, 2024
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MHI technology supported the data acquisition of the distribution and chemical composition of high-temperature plasma weaving through the galaxies by the XRISM satellite's onboard soft X-ray imager (Xtend) and soft X-ray spectrometer (Resolve).

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  • MHI technology supported the data acquisition of the distribution and chemical composition of high-temperature plasma weaving through the galaxies by the XRISM satellite's onboard soft X-ray imager (Xtend) and soft X-ray spectrometer (Resolve).
  • XRISM's mission is to document, in unprecedented detail, the formation of stars, galaxies and galaxy clusters.
  • MHI, which serves as manufacturer of the mission instruments, is responsible for designing and manufacturing Xtend's X-ray charge coupled devices (CCD) (Note2) detector and the data processors for Xtend and Resolve.
  • The mission data processors employed on both Xtend and Resolve are "SOI-SOC2" satellite-mounted microprocessor units (MPUs) jointly developed by JAXA and MHI.