Spacecraft

NASA’s Voyager Has Made a Full Recovery After Glitch Nearly Ended the Historic Mission

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Voyager fans, rejoice! The 46-year-old spacecraft is once again probing interstellar space for cosmic wonders following a seven month-long hiatus. Trump Went ...

‘The spacecraft really reacted great:’ NASA astronauts praise Boeing Starliner’s performance (video)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The first astronauts to fly Boeing’s new Starliner vehicle have spoken in glowing terms of the spacecraft. Starliner launched on June 5, ...

Boeing’s Starliner Now Has 5 Leaks While Parked Outside the ISS

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Following an iffy docking at the International Space Station last week, Boeing managed to deliver a pair of NASA astronauts to the ...

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft encounters issues on its approach to space station

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The two NASA astronauts flying Boeing’s Starliner capsule to the International Space Station on its first crewed flight encountered some issues Thursday ...

Boeing spacecraft carrying two astronauts lifts off on historic voyage

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The third attempt ...

Chang’e-6: Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks from the far side of the moon leaves lunar surface

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Dr. Sarah Adams

BEIJING (AP) — China says a spacecraft carrying rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon has lifted off ...

Chinese spacecraft successfully lands on moon’s far side

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Dr. Sarah Adams

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that ...

Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity’s only active Venus probe

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The Japanese space agency said it has lost contact with its intrepid Venus spacecraft Akatsuki. Akatsuki is Japan’s mission dedicated to studying ...

Asteroid-bound Psyche spacecraft fires up ion thrusters, starts cruising through space

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Dr. Sarah Adams

NASA’s mission to the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche has fired up its ion engines and is now cruising across the solar system ...

Japanese-European spacecraft bound for Mercury weakened by thruster glitch

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The BepiColombo spacecraft, operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), could be feeling the heat even ...