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NASA’s Solar Sail Makes First Contact From Space Before Stretching Its Enormous Wings
Nearly a week after launching to space, a microwave-sized cubesat phoned home for the first time as it prepares to embark on its mission of sailing through low Earth orbit. NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) contacted ground operators on Tuesday at 2:30 a.m. ET as it passed over the ground hub located at…
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Could Blue Origin Actually Beat SpaceX to the Moon?
Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by Jeff Bezos, is finally setting some ambitious timelines, saying it plans to conduct an uncrewed Moon landing in as little as a year from now, deploying a demonstration version of its Blue Moon Mark 1 (MK1) cargo lander. This ramps up the space rivalry big time, putting Bezos…
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SpaceX Falls Short of Elon Musk’s 2023 Goal for 100 Falcon 9 Launches
The aerospace company launched more Falcon 9s this year than ever before, yet was still unable to hit a lofty target set by its CEO.
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Why Is Mars’ Atmosphere Leaking? A New Mission Seeks Answers
The NASA-funded mission will launch two twin spacecraft to explore Mars’ magnetosphere and how it interacts with solar wind.