GALA is a 'laser altimeter' – an instrument that measures the heights and depths of a planetary landscape via the transit time of laser pulses. The GAnymede Laser Altimeter (GALA) for ESA's JUICE ...
Chemring said it won a multiyear contract with a major U.S. contractor worth 26 million pounds ($31.7 million) to supply a component for missile systems and air drones. The British defense group said ...
It will be like Cryosat, although with much greater capability thanks to a dual-frequency radar altimeter. Industry has started work on the spacecraft but it won't launch until 2027/28 ...