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 week. This unique venue brings together exhibitors from across the globe to showcase and demonstrate mission-critical technologies for the future of defense. SLS is highlighting our Jupiter product line of […]

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 innovative solutions for storms, floods, fire, earthquakes, etc. SLS’ Dr. Carlos Mata also gave a keynote talk titled “The Art & Science of Lightning Protection: Facts Vs. Gadgets” where we

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 critical launch vehicle umbilical cables during the Green Run testing of NASA’s Space Launch System core stage at the Stennis Space Center (SSC). NASA conducted the Green Run testing, a

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 2020, NASA’s Space Launch System core stage was being prepared for a full-duration test firing “green run” at the Stennis Space Center. SLS was tasked by NASA and Jacobs to

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 Lightning Instrumentation (PLI) system at Launch Complex 41 to support the upcoming launch of the GOES-T mission. GOES-T is the third spacecraft in NASA/NOAA’s next-generation ‘GOES-R’ series of weather/environmental monitoring

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 Complex 36 in support of a Space Force program to evaluate the performance of MERLIN, the Space Force’s lightning detection system, for lightning strikes to tall structures. The Jupiter OLS

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 visual inspection of the LPS and performed a series of bonding and loop resistance measurements to verify the integrity of the system. Further, SLS helped the customer locate and diagnose

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 edge of the “crawlerway” which connects NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Launch Complex 39A/B. The flash struck about 150ft from the camera. The first several strokes attached to a

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, per IEC-62305, to quantify lightning-related risk to personnel performing specific tasks at the mines. After realizing the productivity benefits stemming from prior risk assessment results, SLS was recently approached by

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 specification, installation, and verification of a new lightning warning system that will replace the legacy hardware at the Tampa International Airport. HCAA will depend on SLS to evaluate existing technologies