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Europe's Proba-3 satellites ace landmark formation-flying test (video)
The European Space Agency 's (ESA) Proba-3 mission, consisting of two spacecraft called the Occulter and the Coronagraph, ...
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit on record-breaking 28th flight
A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 28 of the company's Starlink internet satellites launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in ...
NASA's Dragonfly passes key test. A look at its upcoming mission to Saturn's moon
NASA's eight-rotor Dragonfly drone just finished a crucial test, which confirmed the spacecraft's design and will allow the ...
Soviet Spacecraft Crash Lands on Earth After a Journey of Half a Century
Kosmos-482, a spacecraft bound for Venus in 1972, was a time capsule from the Cold War when superpowers had broad ambitions ...
Comet, rocket, space junk or meteor? Here’s how to tell your fireballs apart
Like meteors, space junk travels at vast speeds as it travels through the atmosphere and it begins burning up spectacularly.
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US military to go orbital for ultra-fast cargo delivery with 28,660-pound load rocket
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has selected Rocket Lab's medium-lift reusable Neutron for the Rocket Cargo mission.
These Satellites Just Nailed the Most Precise Formation Flight in Space History
After initial positioning by ground control, the satellite duo’s autonomous system of cameras, LEDs, and laser rangefinders ...
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NASA launched spy satellites on the space shuttle, but that shouldn't be a shock
NASA and the U.S. military weave a tangled web ... it's basically impossible to hide a rocket launch, particularly the launch of a space shuttle. Original image has been replaced.
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Rocket Mission
A blue and white spiral spotted in the skies above numerous European countries was likely created by frozen fuel from a SpaceX rocket, according to weather forecasters. NASA’s Artemis II Orion ...