Earth orbit
Wow! Private space-junk probe snaps historic photo of discarded rocket in orbit
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Dr. Sarah Adams
Space junk just got an epic close-up. The ADRAS-J satellite, operated by the Japanese company Astroscale, successfully maneuvered to within a few ...
NASA ends CloudSat Earth-observing mission after 18 years
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Dr. Sarah Adams
NASA’s pioneering CloudSat weather and climate mission has come to an end after nearly 18 productive years in Earth orbit. The agency ...
NASA satellite’s ‘shocking’ space junk near-miss was even closer than thought
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Dr. Sarah Adams
Humanity dodged an orbital bullet recently by an even slimmer margin than we thought. In the wee hours of Feb. 28, the ...
SpaceX launches eighth long-duration crew for International Space Station orbit
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Dr. Sarah Adams
By Joe Skipper and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – A SpaceX rocket safely lifted off from Florida on Sunday night ...
China’s space plane apparently deployed 6 ‘mysterious wingmen’ in orbit
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Dr. Sarah Adams
China’s reusable space plane just got a little more mysterious. Just four days after being launched on its third mission, China’s Shenlong ...
