The best space telescope you never heard of just shut down
On Thursday 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft. They told Gaia to shut ...
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AMSAT-OSCAR 7: The Ham Satellite That Refused To Die
When the AMSAT-OSCAR 7 (AO-7) amateur radio satellite was launched in 1974, its expected lifespan was about five years. The plucky little satellite made it to 1981 when a battery failure caused it ...
SpaceX is set to launch 4 people on a first-of-its-kind mission around Earth’s poles. Here’s what to know
A four-person crew will spend three to five days aboard a SpaceX capsule orbiting above the poles of Earth — a flight path ...