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NASA Tests Power Fix on Voyager 1 as Twin Probes Diverge After 49 Years
Read more →: NASA Tests Power Fix on Voyager 1 as Twin Probes Diverge After 49 YearsVoyager 1 needs the fix more urgently than its twin did. It has less power in reserve, has…
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NASA Administrator Tours Idaho Lab Building Reactor for 2028 Mars Mission
Read more →: NASA Administrator Tours Idaho Lab Building Reactor for 2028 Mars MissionIsaacman and a group of NASA executives toured INL’s Materials and Fuels Complex, meeting the scientists and engineers…
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SpaceX’s Starship Upper Stage May Be Lost at Sea After Two-Week Recovery Effort
Read more →: SpaceX’s Starship Upper Stage May Be Lost at Sea After Two-Week Recovery EffortSpaceX’s attempt to recover the Starship upper stage from its 13th test flight is “not looking good”, Elon…
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South Korean Orbiter Photographs Fresh Lunar Crater After Falcon 9 Upper Stage Impact
Read more →: South Korean Orbiter Photographs Fresh Lunar Crater After Falcon 9 Upper Stage ImpactThe upper stage was a leftover piece of the rocket that launched Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 and…
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NASA WB-57 to Chase Totality at 50,000 Feet Over the North Atlantic
Read more →: NASA WB-57 to Chase Totality at 50,000 Feet Over the North AtlanticGround-based cameras must contend with clouds and atmospheric interference, while space-based cameras can return only limited data. Flying…
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Perseverance Set to Break Mars Driving Record as Self-Navigation Powers Ahead
Read more →: Perseverance Set to Break Mars Driving Record as Self-Navigation Powers AheadPerseverance landed in Jezero Crater in February 2021. Its autonomous navigation system has allowed it to cover ground…
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SES, Eutelsat Complete RDV1 Milestone for Europe’s IRIS2 Sovereign Constellation Program
Read more →: SES, Eutelsat Complete RDV1 Milestone for Europe’s IRIS2 Sovereign Constellation ProgramSatellite operator SES completed the Rendez-vous 1 (RDV1) milestone on the implementation phase of the Infrastructure for Resilience,…
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CEO Fallacher Suggests Eutelsat is ‘Undervalued’ Compared to SpaceX Following 2025-26 Results
Read more →: CEO Fallacher Suggests Eutelsat is ‘Undervalued’ Compared to SpaceX Following 2025-26 ResultsEuropean satellite operator Eutelsat reported strong growth in its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) business segment during the 2026-2027…
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Rescue Spacecraft LINK Falters in Orbit as Swift’s Reentry Clock Ticks
Read more →: Rescue Spacecraft LINK Falters in Orbit as Swift’s Reentry Clock TicksLINK launched July 3 on an unprecedented mission to rendezvous with Swift and boost the observatory to a…
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AST SpaceMobile Expands BlueBird Constellation With Three New Satellites, Targeting Europe
Read more →: AST SpaceMobile Expands BlueBird Constellation With Three New Satellites, Targeting EuropeThe company is building a network that lets everyday mobile phones link to satellites in orbit, eliminating the…
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NASA Extends Voyager 2’s Science Life by a Year, Eyes Same Fix for Voyager 1
Read more →: NASA Extends Voyager 2’s Science Life by a Year, Eyes Same Fix for Voyager 1Power is dwindling on both nuclear-powered spacecraft, which rely on plutonium that decays over time. NASA reports the…
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MatSing Develops Manufacturing Technology for Large-Format Luneburg Lenses
Read more →: MatSing Develops Manufacturing Technology for Large-Format Luneburg LensesMatSing, a company in radio frequency (RF) lens antenna technology, has announced the development of a proprietary manufacturing…