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fromArs Technica
3 weeks ago

Investors appear to like a company with big space manufacturing ambitions

Varda positions its W-series for military and research applications, promoting autonomy in space experiments while maintaining a supportive approach to human spaceflight.
#nasa
OMG science
fromFuturism
4 months ago

NASA Powers Down Equipment on Voyager Probes as They Struggle for Life

NASA's Voyager spacecraft are rapidly losing power, forcing shutdowns of instruments, signalling the end of their historic missions.
OMG science
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Voyager 1 alive for another day with Hail Mary thruster fix

NASA revived Voyager 1's primary roll thrusters after decades, critical for maintaining alignment and communication with Earth over 15.6 billion miles away.
OMG science
fromFuturism
4 months ago

NASA Powers Down Equipment on Voyager Probes as They Struggle for Life

NASA's Voyager spacecraft are rapidly losing power, forcing shutdowns of instruments, signalling the end of their historic missions.
Venture
fromWIRED
1 month ago

A European Startup's Spacecraft Made It to Orbit. Now It's Lost at Sea

Exploration Company achieved a partial success in its 'Mission Possible' test flight but lost contact during reentry, highlighting potential parachute deployment issues.
fromNature
1 month ago

Second ispace craft has probably crash-landed on Moon

"When M1 crashed, Ryo Ujiie, ispace's chief technology officer said the telemetry estimated that M1 was on the surface when it wasn't, causing the lander to free fall."
Venture
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Elon Musk makes spiteful move against Trump and NASA

Musk threatens NASA's astronaut rescue capabilities by decommissioning his Dragon spacecraft in response to Trump's social media threats.
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

An in-space propulsion company just raised a staggering amount of money

Impulse successfully launched Mira spacecraft, expanding its purpose to serve space defense rather than just last-mile transportation.
#kosmos-482
World politics
fromMail Online
2 months ago

Falling Soviet satellite could hit London or Philadelphia TOMORROW

Kosmos 482, a decommissioned Soviet spacecraft, could re-enter Earth's atmosphere imminently, posing risks to major cities.
World politics
fromMail Online
2 months ago

Falling Soviet satellite could hit London or Philadelphia TOMORROW

Kosmos 482, a decommissioned Soviet spacecraft, could re-enter Earth's atmosphere imminently, posing risks to major cities.
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

A Soviet probe orbiting Earth since 1972 will soon reenter the planet's atmosphere

Kosmos 482 is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere this weekend after decades in orbit.
fromFuturism
3 months ago

Scientists Tried to Kill Spacecraft But It Was So Tough That It Refused to Die

"Switching off a spacecraft at the end of its mission sounds like a simple enough job... But spacecraft really don't want to be switched off."
OMG science
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months ago

Blue Ghost's Long Day on the Moon

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost is the first commercial spacecraft to achieve a successful moon landing on its first attempt.
Startup companies
fromEngadget
4 months ago

Intuitive Machines' second Moon mission seems to have gone as well as the first

Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander has possibly landed sideways, raising concerns over its operational status and mission performance following its recent landing.
Roam Research
fromArs Technica
4 months ago

NASA just lost yet another one of its low-cost planetary missions

Lunar Trailblazer is currently spinning and has lost contact with Earth, jeopardizing its mission to study lunar ice.
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