European Gaia spacecraft is shut down, sent into 'retirement orbit' around the Sun
The European Space Agency announced Thursday the Gaia spacecraft was turned off after a decade of data gathering.
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SpaceX prepares to launch 4-person crew on first polar orbit mission
Four space explorers will launch with SpaceX next week on a polar orbital mission that could unlock a new area in space for ...
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Space pirates already have their sights set on the 'high seas' of Earth orbit. Can we stop them?
Feldman views initial space piracy incidents might, for example, include taking over a broadcast satellite in geosynchronous ...
SpaceX aims for March 31 liftoff of private astronaut polar orbit mission Fram2
The Fram2 mission headed by a Chinese-born cryptocurrency entrepreneur and three of his friends is targeting Monday, March 31 ...
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Rocket Lab launches 8 wildfire-hunting satellites into orbit from New Zealand (video)
Rocket Lab has launched its workhorse Electron rocket for the third time in two weeks. The New Zealand-based company ...
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US' in-orbit mobile carrier to rapidly deploy space vehicles, tackle satellite threats
US Space Force aims to deploy maneuverable spacecraft, not as isolated units but housed within a central "mothership" capable ...
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SpaceX targets March 31 for first crewed polar orbit mission
SpaceX is preparing for an unprecedented mission, the Fram2, which will take four astronauts on a journey to Earth's polar ...
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Space Force plans to put a multisatellite ‘carrier’ into orbit
Gravitics gets an up-to-$60 million contract to build a satellite that can spit out other satellites as needed.
SpaceX targets end of month for private astronaut polar orbit mission Fram2
With the drama around the first human spaceflight of the year behind it, SpaceX is back to the business of sending private ...
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SpaceX prepares to launch 4-person crew on first polar orbit mission
Next week, Space X is launching a four-day mission to polar orbit in a SpaceX Dragon capsule that could unlock a new area in space for future spaceflights. X/@SpaceX Four space explorers will ...
SpaceX launch like no other: First astronauts to orbit Earth's poles liftoff next week
A privately funded crew will launch on a SpaceX rocket next week on a mission to orbit Earth's poles - something that has ...
Space telescope Gaia sent into 'retirement' but legacy endures
Europe's Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement" on Thursday after a decade revealing the secrets of ...