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SLS AT SPACECOM SLS’ Carlos Mata, Dustin Hill, Jose Acosta, and Zaida Noguera are attending SpaceCom this week in Orlando, FL. SpaceCom is a global

SLS WELCOMES JOSE ACOSTA AS CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER SLS is excited to welcome Jose Acosta to our growing team. Mr. Acosta has extensive experience successfully

SLS SUPPORTS JPSS-2 LAUNCH FROM VANDENBERG SFB SLS provided a Jupiter Transient Monitoring System (TMS) to monitor the JPSS-2 (Joint Polar Satellite System-2) spacecraft and

FIRE INVESTIGATORS OF FLORIDA 2022 ANNUAL TRAINING CONFERENCE SLS’ Dr. Carlos Mata will be providing a four-hour training session at the Fire Investigators of Florida

THE IMPORTANCE OF GROUNDING SYSTEMS INSPECTIONS Over time, grounding systems at industrial and power generation facilities can become compromised due to environmental effects, heavy equipment

SLS ATTENDS 36TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LIGHTNING PROTECTION (ICLP) SLS’ Dr. Dustin Hill has the incredible privilege of attending the 36th ICLP this week, held

DIRECT STRIKES TO LC-39B DURING ARTEMIS I COUNTDOWN SLS’ Jupiter OLS systems captured multi-angle videos of two negative polarity lightning events that directly attached to

JUPITER OLS AT SLC-16 SLS installed a Jupiter OLS high-speed video lightning monitoring system to provide 24/7 coverage of Space Launch Complex 16 (SLC-16) at the Cape Canaveral

LIGHTNING TOWERS STAND TALL AT NASA KENNEDY’S LAUNCH PAD 39B SLS’ Dr. Carlos Mata shared his expertise and some design history in this interesting article

JUPITER TMS CAPTURES DATA FOR NASA LSP UMBILICAL CABLE SIMULATION TESTING Spacecraft awaiting launch connect to ground support equipment through large “umbilical” cables that provide

DIRECT STRIKE TO LC-39B: ARTEMIS I VEHICLE ON THE PAD On the evening of April 2, 2022, Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center

NASA USES JUPITER OLS TO MONITOR SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM ROCKET NASA’s first Space Launch System vehicle, which will support the upcoming Artemis I mission, was

TEXAS CAPITOL BUILDING The Texas Capitol is an iconic historic structure that was initially constructed more than 130 years ago. The building is the tallest structure

SLS AT THE WORLD DEFENSE SHOW, KSA SLS has partnered with Electric House to participate in the World Defense Show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this

SLS ATTENDS NATURAL DISASTERS EXPO SLS attended the Natural Disasters Expo in Miami Beach on Monday/Tuesday of this week. The NDE focuses on technologies and

JUPITER TMS SUPPORTS SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM GREEN RUN TESTING Two of SLS’ Jupiter TMS (Transient Monitoring System) units provided continuous lightning and transient monitoring for

SLS RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS EDWIN F. CONNORS AWARD SLS Receives Prestigious Edwin F. Connors Award for Technical Improvement by the Jacobs Space Exploration Group. During late

PORTABLE LIGHTNING INSTRUMENTATION (PLI) SYSTEM AT LAUNCH COMPLEX 41 On Friday, SLS worked with engineers from NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) to install the Portable

JUPITER OLS AT BLUE ORIGIN LAUNCH COMPLEX 36 SLS recently relocated one of our Jupiter OLS high-speed video lightning surveillance systems to monitor Blue Origin’s Launch

CHEMICAL PLANT LIGHTNING PROTECTION INSPECTION SLS recently performed a lightning protection inspection for a polymer manufacturing plant in North Carolina. SLS engineers conducted a thorough

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES PAVEMENT? This past weekend, SLS’ Jupiter OLS high-speed video lightning surveillance systems imaged a multi-stroke flash that terminated on the

LIGHTNING RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR MINING OPERATIONS Over the past several years, SLS has worked with several prominent international mining companies to perform lightning risk assessments,

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY TAMPA, FL SLS was contracted by the Hillsborough County Airport Authority (Tampa, FL) to provide Subject Matter Expert support for the

NASA INSTALLS CUSTOM JUPITER OLS AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER NASA tasked SLS with designing a custom Jupiter Optical Lightning Surveillance (OLS) system to replace a

NASA AWARDS SLS WITH CONTRACT FOR CUSTOM LIGHTNING MONITORING SYSTEM The NASA Launch Services Program (LSP) awarded SLS with a contract to develop a custom,

SOLAR FARM LIGHTNING VULNERABILITY STUDY Solar farms can be particularly vulnerable to lightning-related damage if proper protection measures are not implemented. SLS recently performed a

SLS PERFORMS LABORATORY COMPONENT FAILURE ANALYSES FOR NASA LSP NASA LSP (Launch Service Program) at the Kennedy Space Center tasked SLS with performing laboratory failure

SLS HAND-HELD IMPULSE GENERATOR IN USE In February 2021, NASA Engineers used SLS’ hand-held impulse generator to verify the performance of the down-conductor current measurements

SLS DESIGNS CUSTOM HARDWARE TO SUPPORT NASA’S SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM VEHICLE In 2020, SLS was approached by NASA to assess the vulnerability of some Space

FALCON 9 MANNED LAUNCH LIGHTNING MONITORING SLS’ network of Jupiter OLS and Jupiter TMS lightning monitoring systems kept a watchful eye over Launch Complex 39A

SLS PERFORMS GROUNDING SIMULATION FOR GORDIE HOWE INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE PROJECT SLS worked with both AECOM and Dominion Lightning Rod of Dundas, Ontario to create a

SLS DEPLOYS METEOROLOGICAL STATION AT COMMERCIAL LAUNCH PAD SLS was contracted by a commercial launch provider to design and install custom meteorological monitoring stations at

SLS PROVIDES CUSTOM JUPITER TMS UNITS FOR B-2 TEST STAND AT STENNIS SPACE CENTER SLS custom designed two Jupiter TMS units for installation on the

JUPITER TMS INSTALLED AT NESTLÈ PREPARED FOODS SLS worked with Nestlè Prepared Foods in Gaffney, South Carolina to install two Jupiter Transient Monitoring Systems (TMS).

JUPITER OLS/TMS INSTALLED AT LAUNCH COMPLEX 46 FOR ORION AA-2 MISSION SLS was contracted by NASA to provide precision lightning detection/location services for the upcoming

SLS VERIFIES NEW LAUNCH COMPLEX 46 LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM SLS performed the lightning protection system design for Space Florida’s Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral

SLS D-DOT SENSORS INSTALLED AT KSC LAUNCH COMPLEX 39B SLS was contracted by Jacobs Engineering to provide ruggedized D-dot sensors for Launch Complex 39B (LC-39B)

SLS DEPLOYS JUPITER OLS AND JUPITER TMS FOR NASA’S ICON MISSION NASA’s ICON payload, carrying an array of instruments to collect images of the ionosphere

SLS DEPLOYS JUPITER OLS/TMS FOR HISTORIC PARKER SOLAR PROBE MISSION SLS designed and deployed a state-of-the-art lightning monitoring system for the NASA Launch Services Program

ROCKET LAUNCH SUCCESS: SLS’ JUPITER TMS LIGHTNING MONITORING JPSS-1 (Joint Polar Satellite System), the second next-generation NOAA polar-orbiting operational environment spacecraft, launched from Vandenberg Airforce

SLS DEPLOYS JUPITER OLS SYSTEM TO PROVIDE LIGHTNING MONITORING FOR GOES-S SLS worked with the NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration Launch Services Program

DR. CARLOS MATA & DR. DUSTIN HILL INTRODUCE SLS PRODUCTS & SERVICES IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES SLS’ Dr. Carlos Mata and Dr. Dustin Hill

SLS DEPLOYS JUPITER TMS TO MONITOR FIRST MINOTAUR IV LAUNCH Orbital ATK, with the support of Space Florida, successfully launched a Minotaur IV rocket in