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If you're wondering why TRISAT-R took this image in the first place, the satellite, which is Slovenia's second such mission, flew out to medium-Earth orbit in 2022, bringing along some radiation ...
SpaceX launches two Galileo satellites to medium-Earth orbit. WESH Orlando. SpaceX launches two Galileo ... A National Geographic photographer gave me 4 tips for taking better pictures with my ...
The first civilian astronauts to orbit Earth's polar region on Fram2 revealed breathtaking views of the gleaming "pure white" tundra in their inaugural missives from space during the historic ...
The US Space Force's secret space plane, the X-37B, shared an image from orbit for the first time. The reusable orbital test vehicle captured the image of Earth last year during its seventh mission.
It’s not every day that we get to see a glimpse of what a mysterious space plane is up to in orbit. This week, the US Space Force shared a picture it says was snapped last year by the X-37B ...
An X-37B onboard camera, used to ensure the health and safety of the vehicle, captures an image of Earth while conducting experiments in a highly elliptical orbit in 2024.
A pair of O3b mPOWER satellites from Luxembourg-based SES are launched into medium Earth orbit on a SpaceX rocket in Cape Canaveral, Fla., last year. Photo: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/Getty Images ...
The film also mentions that the kind of Earth orbit matters when discussing whether we're in a space junk "crisis" — though unfortunately, orbits at risk appear to be those with satellites that ...
Why is space debris a problem? There are roughly 1.1 million debris fragments larger than 0.04 inches and about 40,500 fragments larger than 4 inches in orbit according to the ESA. NASA states ...
The US Space Force's secret space plane, the X-37B, shared an image from orbit for the first time. The reusable orbital test vehicle captured the image of Earth last year during its seventh ...