This Thursday, November 3rd, the Federation of Industry of the State of Pernambuco (FIEPE) and Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) a device with a peculiar name was launched: satellite SPORT. This is an initiative Jim Spannan American who grew up in Recife and has been a fan of the football team since the age of 5. Recife Sports Club. Today, this person is the head of the space weather department. NASAand then got the opportunity to pay tribute to his hearty team through a North American agency.

Coincidentally, the idea became possible because the device name: Flicker prediction research problem. The most attentive may notice that the initials form a memorable name: SPORT. The task of the equipment is to investigate magnetic anomalies in the South Atlantic, to try to understand the causes of positioning failures. GPS and in the radio signals of land, sea and air vehicles.

Jim Spann plans more than tributes to motivate young people

With an unexpected initiative that attracted national and international media attention, cover intends not only to honor his beloved team, but also to motivate a new generation of young people to develop an interest and curiosity in science. Using the familiar and realistic way of these people, Onslaught aims to prove that working for NASA, or even in the space sector, is an achievable goal.

The researcher visited Retiro Islandreceiving from Yuri Romaosports president, a plaque and team shirts honoring the famous fan as a token of gratitude for the gesture that raised the club’s image.

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Source: DP Sports, Metropolis.

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