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7 Spacecrafts That Could Replace the ISS When It’s Deorbited in 2031
Why Is the ISS Being Retired? Since the first segment of the ISS—Zarya—was launched into orbit by a Proton rocket in 1998, it ...
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Welcome to the moon! Firefly's Blue Ghost lander reaches lunar orbit (video, photos)
Blue Ghost will spend the next 16 days in lunar orbit, if all goes to plan. It will conduct additional engine burns to circularize its path around Earth's nearest neighbor, then attempt a landing in ...
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OTD In Space – February 14: Voyager 1 Takes Solar System 'Family Portrait'
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took the first family portrait of the solar system! Voyager 1 was on its way toward interstellar space after completing its grand tour of the solar system at the time. Carl ...
Research sheds light on using multiple CubeSats for in-space servicing and repair missions
As more satellites, telescopes, and other spacecraft are built to be repairable, it will take reliable trajectories for ...
NASA’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’: The tiny Earth photo captured by Voyager 1 on Valentine’s Day turns 35
On Valentines Day in 1990, NASAs Voyager 1 captured the iconic ‘Pale Blue Dot image, showing Earth as a tiny speck from 3.7 ...
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The Pale Blue Dot At 35: The Making Of An Iconic Photo
Five years ago, NASA provided an updated version of the Pale Blue Dot. JPL engineer Kevin M Gill reprocessed the image with modern tools but following the original approach, even receiving inputs from ...