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Galileo satellite GSAT0104 retires after 12 years of navigation service
Galileo satellite GSAT0104, alongside its fellow In-Orbit Validation (IOV) satellites, made history by enabling the first ...
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Gogo Starts Shipping Galileo HDX Systems
Gogo says the HDX terminal will support peak download speeds of 60 Mbps, and a software upgrade could increase throughput by 20%–30%. An FDX antenna the company expects to launch later this ...
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13 Of The Fastest Human-Made Objects To Ever Enter Space
Galileo was a spacecraft sent to explore Jupiter back in 1989, and its mission was ultimately successful, despite ending in a crash. Galileo wasn't launched on its own from Earth; it rode along in ...
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Full 'Flower Moon' 2025 blooms on May 12: Here's where to look
Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! Also look for bright 'ejecta rays' — streaks of reflective debris radiating from old impact sites.
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Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit
A failed Soviet Venus lander's long space odyssey has come to an end. The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred at ...
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Two European spacecraft perform dramatic world-first solar eclipse maneuver
In a world first, two spacecraft aligned into a formation in orbit with millimeter precision and maintained their relative position for hours without human intervention. The European Space Agency ...
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KFC's mission to send a chicken sandwich to the edge of space comes to an early end
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13 animals with unlikely best friends
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Celine Dion performed 'My Heart Will Go On' at the Billboard Awards and the internet cried an ocean of tears
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