CUAVA-1 - Australia's Blue Carbon Space mission (250)

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Dr Karl investigates Australia's latest CubeSat mission. It's called "CUAVA-1" and aims to measure blue carbon from space. Geosciences Associate Professor Eleanor Bruce is coordinating the team of researchers mapping coastlines for aquatic vegetation. Space Physics Professor Iver Cairns is squashing the technology into a package the size of a fat packet of biscuits. <br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Dr Karl uncovers a truly Australian "Apollo 13" story . It includes a fishing line, amateur radio enthusiasts and a clever ground crew who "worked the problem". The mission was INSPIRE-2. Professor Eleanor Bruce and Professor Iver Cairns tell this extraordinary story. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href= "http://drkarl.com">drkarl.com</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href= "https://twitter.com/arc_cuava">@arc_cuava</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a title="Cuava1 Cubesat" href= "https://www.cuava.com.au/projects/cuava-1/">Cuava1 Cubesat</a></span></p>