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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: Intel to Integrate High-Bandwidth Memory in Xeon “Sapphire Rapids” Processor Package
As noted, heat dissipation by the memory will reduce raw processor speed, but access to much faster bulk memory will more than compensate for this in some applications.
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CONTINUITY: Soyuz Electro-Mechanical Space Clock—Part 3: Building a Driver
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11:37
TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: International Space Station—New Solar Arrays Imaged from the Ground
A lot of turbulence today, but I imaged the IROSA solar arrays installed on the P6 truss by T. Pesquet and S. Kimbrough on June 16, 20 and 25.
— Thierry Legault (@ThierryLegault) June 26, 2021
The comparison with the June 10 image (solar eclipse) clearly shows that the new arrays partially obstruct the gap between the old ones. pic.twitter.com/rQP7mov7KX
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11:11
THE HAPPENING WORLD: SpaceX Transporter-2 Launch
Launch is scheduled for 18:56 UTC on 2021-06-29 from Cape Canaveral. This is a dedicated rideshare launch which will carry 88 satellites for numerous customers. Launch will be into a near-polar Sun-synchronous orbit, only the third polar launch from Florida since 1969. The first stage is planned to return to Cape Canaveral, the first recovery on land of 2021. Here are details of the mission and payloads.
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