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 2022 Annual Training Conference from 8am – 12pm on Thursday, November 10th at the Hardrock Hotel in Daytona Beach, FL. The Fire Investigators of Florida are the 9th Chapter of […]

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 damage, new construction additions, and other factors. It is important to perform periodic inspections and measurements on the grounding system to verify the system has not been degraded and is

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 in beautiful Cape Town, South Africa. The ICLP is being held on the African continent for the first time and is hosted by the University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg). More

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 the LC-39B lightning protection system during the Artemis I launch countdown on August 27, 2022. Click “Read More” to watch. The first event was a single-stroke flash with peak current

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 Space Force Station. Relativity Space is preparing the first Terran 1 launch vehicle for launch later this summer at SLC-16. The SLC-16 lightning protection system, Terran 1 launch vehicle, and

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 that details the extraordinary lightning event that impacted the LC-39B lightning protection system on April 2, 2022 while the Artemis 1 launch vehicle was positioned on the pad for Wet

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 power, control, and communication to various onboard systems. Often, the connected electronics are very sensitive to induced voltages and currents that are associated with nearby lightning strikes. NASA engineers have

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 experienced two direct lightning strikes, one negative polarity flash with three strokes and one single-stroke positive polarity flash. These events occurred with the first Space Launch System vehicle on the

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 rolled to Launch Complex 39B last week for the first time for a fueling test and simulated countdown. The Artemis I mission, scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center in

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 in the immediate area and is in a region that experiences a significant amount of lightning activity. SLS worked with WJE and facility managers from the Texas Capitol to find innovative