[Spice_announce] New Leapsecond Kernel NAIF job opening N66 Toolkits Coming Soon

[Acton, Charles H (392N)]

New Leapseconds Kernel

If you haven’t already done so, you should replace the soon-to-expire leapsecond kernel (LSK) named naif0011.tls (or naif0011.tls.pc for Windows)  with the new one that takes effect on Saturday December 31 at midnight:  naif0012.tls (or naif0012.tls.pc for Windows).  See the 07/26/16 announcement about this on the Announcements page of the NAIF website:  http://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/naif/announcements.html .


NAIF Job Opening

NASA’s Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility, developers of the “SPICE” observation geometry system used worldwide in support of planetary missions, is looking for a permanent new staff member. Interested persons should read the detailed announcement at:  http://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/naif/newhire_R2.pdf   and may apply for the job through the JPL Human Resources website, here:  https://experienced-jpl.icims.com/jobs/search, selecting Requisition ID 2016-7626.

Next Toolkit Release (N66)

The NAIF Team is getting ever closer to completing and releasing the next SPICE Toolkit packages, version N66, with primary focus on the official release of the tessellated plate model portion of the new Digital Shape Kernel subsystem (DSK). Yes, it’s been a long time in coming!  Stay tuned for this future announcement.
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