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CX3D – On orbit 3D modeling of satellites
Figure 1: 3D model of the mockup satellite generated by CX3D / Figure 2: Red arrow points CX3D system ability to detect and measure the damage areas in the satellite (in this case small impact holes) Space debris is of growing concern to the global space community....
COMEX ORUS3D photogrammetry to survey polymetallic nodules on the seabed
The Marseille-based company COMEX performed last week pool trials with their 3D photogrammetry system “ORUS3D” to survey and cartography polymetallic nodules in the deep sea. Such metallic concretions, mainly composed of manganese, copper, nickel and cobalt, could be...
Hypoxia risk awareness
On Friday, November 16 2018, Comex Hyperbaric and Hypobaric Test Center hosted a delegation of students and instructors of EPNER (School of flight test and reception staff) for an hypoxia risk awareness session.
ORUS 3D expands its range with the MOD300
COMEX strikes again with a miniature ORUS 3D. After the 1000, 3000 and 6000m models, here comes the MOD300 !With the 3000m ORUS 3D subsea photogrammetry system operating around the world since 2017, COMEX managed to touch a large part of the subsea world. Involved in...
Hypoxic chamber : Preliminary steps to an actual man dive at the altitude of 6400m above sea level
Frédéric Swierczynski, diver of the extreme, came to prepare for a high altitude dive in the lakes of the world’s highest active volcano, el Nevado Ojos del Salado in the Andes. This preparation took place in an altitude simulator, the hypobaric chamber at Comex trial...
Project trailler
PROJECT TRAILER: TANDEM OF TWO ROVERS FOR EXTENDING LUNAR EXPLORATION PRESS RELEASETRAILER system exploring lunar tubes (image: LIQUIFER)31 October 2019 The European Space Agency (ESA) signed a contract on the development of the “TRAILER” robotic system with COMEX and...
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY ASSIGNS COMEX TO SUPPORT THE UNDERWATER TRAINING OF ASTRONAUTS IN COLOGNE
PRESS RELEASECOMEX and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a contract on astronaut underwater training at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne. On May 18th, 2019, the Marseille-based enterprise COMEX (Compagnie Maritime d'Expertises) and the European...
Comex maritime expertise for neutrino research
What is a neutrino ? Neutrinos are neutral elementary particles of virtually zero mass. They are produced during nuclear reactions generated by extremely violent cosmic cataclysms such as black holes, supernovae and the Big Bang. Once produced, they move at a speed...
New intelligent materials for future space suits
All space agencies are preparing for a return of man to the moon in the relatively near future! It is in this context that the European Space Agency (ESA) is launching the "PEXTEX" project. The aim of the project is to identify future space combinations of new...
Parc National des Calanques : Monitoring of red coral populations
Monitoring of red coral (Corallium rubrum) populations in Parc National des Calanques (Marseille), five years after the initial inspection.Observations beyond 50 m depth south of the island of Riou and in the Cassidaigne Canyon, from the ROV APACHE and the very high...
