ESA's Biomass Mission to Monitor Forest Carbon, NASA Partners with Redwire for Space Pharmaceuticals, and JAXA Simulates Lunar Navigation with Spirent

The European Space Agency's Biomass mission is set to monitor forest carbon content using a P-band synthetic aperture radar, which can penetrate dense forest canopies. The mission aims to track forest height and biomass distribution over at least five years, enhancing understanding of the global carbon cycle and habitat loss. NASA partners with Redwire for pharmaceutical drug manufacturing in low Earth orbit, utilizing the PIL-BOX platform to cultivate protein-based drug crystals in microgravity, potentially improving therapies for diseases. JAXA is using Spirent's PNT X platform to simulate lunar navigation services, testing novel S-band signal configurations for reliable performance in the lunar environment, supporting sustainable lunar exploration.