Methane-tracking satellite backed by Bezos lost in space – The Times of India

Methane-tracking satellite backed by Bezos lost in space – The Times of India

An $88 million (€77.4 million) satellite backed by Jeff Bezos has disappeared in space while conducting a climate change mission, New Zealand officials said on Wednesday.MethaneSAT, which was designed to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions with “unprecedented resolution,” was also funded by Wellington and the US-based Environmental Defense Fund. However, the satellite was plagued with technical…

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Bezos-backed methane-tracking satellite lost in space – Times of India

Bezos-backed methane-tracking satellite lost in space – Times of India

WELLINGTON: A satellite backed by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been lost in space while carrying out an important climate change mission, New Zealand officials said Wednesday.Designed to measure greenhouse gas emissions with “unprecedented resolution”, the MethaneSAT space probe was also funded by Wellington and the US-based Environmental Defense Fund. Plagued with technical problems,…

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