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Upcoming Orbital Test Could Enable Tracking of Super Tiny Space Debris
ODIN Space has passed a major milestone by powering up a super-sensitive experimental in-space sensor. Once fully developed, a dispersed network of these sensors could be capable of tracking hypervelocity objects no larger than a grain of sand. The sensor technology, installed on the D-Orbit ION satellite, launched into space on June 12 as part…
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NASA Safety Panel Questions Boeing Starliner’s Readiness for Crewed Demo
NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel dropped a bombshell yesterday by urging the space agency to set up an independent review of Boeing’s Starliner program — a mere 57 days before NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore are scheduled to ride aboard the spacecraft on a vital demonstration mission to the ISS.
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Skylab, the First U.S. Space Station, Changed What We Thought Was Possible in Orbit
It’s the 50th anniversary of the launch of NASA’s Skylab — the space station that laid the groundwork for the International Space Station. These days, the orbital lab is mostly remembered for the hysteria it created prior to crashing down to Earth, but it’s important to reflect on its historical legacy.
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Two Private Astronaut Crews Will Head to Space This Month
Private crewed space flights were so hot in 2021 and 2022, but the current year has been very quiet in this regard. That’s now about to change, as Axiom Space and Virgin Galactic prepare for their respective space-based missions, both scheduled for late May.