Spacecraft makes daring approach of metal object in Earth's orbit
"Ending 2024 with a historic approach!" Astroscale posted online. "Our ADRAS-J mission has achieved the closest ever approach ...
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How are auroras made? Space rocket takes a closer look at the Northern Lights
One of NASA’s largest sounding rockets soared to roughly 249 miles above Earth, then released two canisters of barium ...
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Rocket Lab launches private Earth-imaging satellite to orbit on its final flight of 2024 (video)
"That rounds out 100% mission success for every launch this year. Congratulations team and thanks to all the customers that ...
First results from 2021 rocket launch shed light on aurora's birth
Results from a 2021 experiment led by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist have begun to reveal the particle-level ...
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Eventful 24 hours: Tuesday SpaceX rocket launch from Florida carries SES satellite
Finally, the rocket lifted off at 5:26 p.m. from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A, carrying the pair of satellites to orbit. SES boasts the world's first commercial medium Earth orbit (MEO ...
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SpaceX launches SiriusXM satellite on sunny Thursday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket bolted off the pad amid sunny ... delivering 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. That was launch No. 86 of 2024. Maxar Space Systems officials shared behind ...