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Welcome to program 366 of Shortwave Radiogram.

I'm Kim Andrew Elliott in Arlington, Virginia USA.

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  1:39 MFSK32: Program preview (now)
  2:43 MFSK32: Defending potatoes
  6:04 MFSK64: NASA to launch 8 science balloons from New Mexico
10:22 MFSK64: This week's images
28:14 MFSK32: Closing announcements


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From Phys.org:

Defending potatoes

by Barbara Intermill, Tribune News Service
August 9, 2024

About 22% of the potatoes grown in the U.S. are made into chips.
And Americans eat more chips—an average of 4 pounds per person
per year—than any other country, reports the USDA's Agricultural
Research Service.

The most healthful way to eat potatoes is right out of the ground
… washed, of course.

Like most foods, the less you change a spud from its original
self, the more dense its nutrients. According to the United
States Department of Agriculture, a medium-sized (5.3 ounce)
potato in its own skin provides 110 calories mostly in the form
of complex carbs (starch). This humble vegetable contains more
potassium than a banana, 30% of our daily vitamin C needs and as
much fiber as a slice of whole wheat bread. And if we don't fry
it or smother it in butter and sour cream, our spud is free of
fat and cholesterol with just a scant amount of sodium.

Potatoes have been studied for their contribution to sports
nutrition. They are good source of carbohydrates—the primary fuel
for muscles, nerves and brains. And although you'd have to eat a
lot of potatoes to get all the the protein you need in a day, a
2022 study reported in the journal of Medicine & Science in
Sports & Exercise that a dose of protein concentrated from
potatoes had a similar effect on stimulating muscle growth as
milk protein. Pretty cool.

Contrary to common thought, all the nutrients in a potato do not
reside just in the skin. More than half the nutrients in spuds
are found in the flesh. The skin, however, is a good source of
dietary fiber.

And no need for people with diabetes to totally avoid potatoes,
say the experts at the American Diabetes Association. Just watch
your portion sizes. A medium potato contains about the same
amount of carbs as 2/3 cup of cooked pasta.

Like other food crops, potato production fluctuates with weather
conditions as well as other factors. And indeed, fewer spuds were
harvested over these past couple of years.

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-defending-potatoes.html
 

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From Phys.org:

NASA to launch 8 scientific balloons from New Mexico

by Olivia F. Littleton, NASA
August 12, 2024

A scientific balloon is inflated for the Salter Test Flight
before being released during NASA’s 2023 fall balloon campaign.
The test flight returns for the 2024 campaign in Fort Sumner, New
Mexico, carrying several smaller payloads. Credit: NASA/Andrew
Hynous

NASA's Scientific Balloon Program has kicked off its annual fall
balloon campaign at the agency's balloon launch facility in Fort
Sumner, New Mexico. Eight balloon flights carrying scientific
experiments and technology demonstrations are scheduled to launch
from mid-August through mid-October.

The flights will support 16 missions, including investigations in
the fields of astrophysics, heliophysics, and atmospheric
research.

"The annual Fort Sumner campaign is the cornerstone of the NASA
Balloon Program operations," said Andrew Hamilton, acting chief
of NASA's Balloon Program Office.

"Not only are we launching a large number of missions, but these
flights set the foundation for follow-on missions from our
long-duration launch facilities in Antarctica, New Zealand, and
Sweden. The Fort Sumner campaign is also a strong focus for our
student-based payloads and is an excellent training opportunity
for our up-and-coming scientists and engineers."

Returning to the fall lineup is the EXCITE (Exoplanet Climate
Infrared Telescope) mission led by Peter Nagler, principal
investigator, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt,
Maryland. EXCITE features an astronomical telescope developed to
study the atmospheric properties of Jupiter-type exoplanets from
near space. EXCITE's launch was delayed during the 2023 campaign
due to weather conditions.

"The whole EXCITE team is looking forward to our upcoming field
campaign and launch opportunity from Fort Sumner," said Nagler.
"We're bringing a more capable instrument than we did last year
and are excited to prove EXCITE from North America before we
bring it to the Antarctic for our future long-duration science
flight."

Some additional missions scheduled to launch include:

Salter Test Flight: The test flight aims to verify system
design and support several smaller payloads on the flight
called piggyback missions.

HASP 1.0 (High-Altitude Student Platform): This platform
supports up to 12 student payloads and assists in training
the next generation of aerospace scientists and engineers.
It is designed to flight test compact satellites,
prototypes, and other small payloads.

HASP 2.0 (High-Altitude Student Platform 2): This
engineering test flight of the upgraded gondola and systems
for the HASP program aims to double the carrying capability
of student payloads.

DR-TES (mini-Dilution Refrigerator and a Transition Edge
Sensor): This flight will test a cooling system and a
gamma-ray detector in a near-space environment.

TIM Test Flight (Terahertz Intensity Mapper): This
experiment will study galaxy evolution and the history of
cosmic star formation.

THAI-SPICE (Testbed for High-Acuity Imaging—Stable
Photometry and Image-motion Compensation Experiment): The
goal of this project is to build and demonstrate a
fine-pointing system for stratospheric payloads with
balloon-borne telescopes.

TinMan (Thermalized Neutron Measurement Experiment): This
hand-launch mission features a 60-pound payload designed to
help better understand how thermal neutrons may affect
aircraft electronics.

An additional eight piggyback missions will ride along on flights
to support science and technology development. Three of these
piggyback missions are technology demonstrations led by the
balloon program team at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in
Virginia. Their common goal is to enhance the capabilities of
NASA balloon missions.

CASBa (Comprehensive Avionics System for Balloons) aims to
upgrade the flight control systems for NASA balloon missions.
DINGO (Dynamics INstrumentation for GOndolas) and SPARROW-5
(Sensor Package for Attitude, Rotation, and Relative Observable
Winds—Five) are technology maturation projects designed to
provide new sensing capabilities for NASA balloon missions.

Zero-pressure balloons, used in this campaign, are in thermal
equilibrium with their surroundings as they fly. They maintain a
zero-pressure differential with ducts that allow gas to escape to
prevent an increase in pressure from inside the balloons as they
rise above Earth's surface.

This zero-pressure design makes the balloons very robust and
well-suited for short, domestic flights, such as those in this
campaign. The loss of lift gas during the day-to-night cycle
affects the balloon's altitude after repeated day-to-night
cycles; however, this can be overcome by launching from the polar
regions, such as Sweden or Antarctica, where the sun does not set
on the balloon in the summer.

To follow the missions in the 2024 Fort Sumner fall campaign,
visit NASA's Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility website for
real-time updates of balloons' altitudes and locations during
flight.

Provided by NASA

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-nasa-scientific-balloons-mexico.html
 

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This week's images ...



Harrie Lavreysen of Netherlands celebrates after winning gold in
the men's keirin final track cycling event during the Paris 2024
Olympics in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.
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A fire brigade works to extinguish a fire in the Amazon
rainforest in Amazonas state, Brazil, August 8.
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Cupcakes from the BBC pictorial on the theme "in the kitchen."
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The Forth Bridge in Scotland at sunset.
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A inquisitive hen at the Cunningsburgh Agricultural Show in
Shetland, Scotland. https://tinyurl.com/2dhlbyen ...

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An example of the hydrangeas at Wojsławice Arboretum in Poland.
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The berries of Guelder-Rose (Viburnum opulus), August 10,
somewhere in the UK. https://tinyurl.com/22md9r9z ...

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The Marblehead Lighthouse along Lake Erie in Ohio, with aurora
and meteors in the background. https://tinyurl.com/2ate45dp ...

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A painted bunting at Huntington Beach State Park, South Carolina.
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Our painting of the week is "Night" (South of Germany), acrylic
on canvas, by Zurab Dariali. https://tinyurl.com/27zhuu9l ...

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