- The SDI will help to track rocket launches and space vehicles returning to the Earth in a more accurate manner.
- It will replace a system in which most part of the work of giving telemetry data about Space vehicles to air traffic control managers is done manually.
- The SDI will automate the near-instant delivery of data about space vehicles flight paths to the USA ATC System.
- The tool went through the trial on 30th June 2021 for the launch of SpaceX’s Transporter 2. It will soon be used again with the pending return of a SpaceX cargo ship from the International Space Station.
- Static Part:
- HQ of FAA: Washington DC, USA
Question:
Q.1 The United States’ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) developed an SDI tool to track rocket launches and space vehicles returning to the Earth in a more accurate manner. What does ‘I’ signifies in SDI?
a. Intermediate
b. Inter loop
c. Integrator
d. Inward
a. Intermediate
b. Inter loop
c. Integrator
d. Inward
