Farewell, Gaia! Spacecraft operations come to an end
The European Space Agency (ESA) has powered down its Gaia spacecraft after more than a decade spent gathering data that are ...
After a spacecraft was damaged en route to launch, NASA says it won’t launch
As a result, NASA is modifying the cargo on its next cargo flight to the space station, the 32nd SpaceX Cargo Dragon mission, ...
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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NASA's daredevil solar spacecraft survives 2nd close flyby of our sun
"This mission's trailblazing research is rewriting the textbooks on solar science by going to a place no human-made object ...
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NASA cancels cargo launch to ISS due to damaged Cygnus spacecraft
"The International Space Station Program will continue working with Northrop Grumman to assess whether the Cygnus cargo ...
NEO surveyor instrument enclosure tested inside historic chamber for Apollo spacecraft testing
The instrument enclosure of NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor was prepared for critical environmental tests inside the ...
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Farewell to Gaia, the spacecraft that mapped the Milky Way
After more than a decade of charting the stars with extraordinary precision, the Gaia spacecraft has completed its mission.
They Just Shut Down Gaia, the Spacecraft That Mapped Two Billion Stars
After over a decade of stellar service, ESA’s Gaia spacecraft has been retired – but its legacy is just beginning. From ...
A NASA spacecraft will make another close pass of the sun
A NASA spacecraft will make another close brush with the sun, the second of three planned encounters through the sizzling ...
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ESA Shuts Down Gaia Spacecraft After Decade of Groundbreaking Cosmic Research
ESA shuts down Gaia spacecraft after more than a decade, leaving behind the most detailed legacy that will guide future ...
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Europe's Hera spacecraft aces self-driving test at Mars before asteroid mission
The spacecraft captured the Red Planet and its enigmatic moons, Deimos and Phobos, marking its first deep-space imaging ...
Going where no spacecraft has gone before: NASA shuts down cosmic ray instrument on Voyager 2
The decision comes as the Voyager spacecraft face diminishing power supplies due to the gradual decay of their radioactive ...