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Scientists chased a falling spacecraft with a plane to understand satellite air pollution
A dramatic aircraft chase of a falling spacecraft has provided new insights into the fiery processes that accompany the ...
Sweating Spacecraft May Be the Key To Greener Space Travel
The Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University is partnering with Canopy Aerospace to test next-generation ...
Spacecraft can ‘brake’ in space using drag − advancing craft agility, space safety and planetary missions
An aerospace engineer explains why NASA, Space Force and other agencies are using or testing aerobraking for more ...
NASA progresses toward crewed moon mission with spacecraft and rocket milestones
Engineers, technicians, mission planners, and the four astronauts set to fly around the moon next year on Artemis II, NASA's ...
Out-of-control spacecraft to perform ‘final death plunge’ as it could directly hit UK this week
Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 is making an uncontrolled descent toward Earth this week, with the UK possibly in its path, ...
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DARPA wants a spacecraft to search for water on the moon
However, DARPA wants the LASSO spacecraft to orbit the moon as low as 6.2 miles (10 km). "The orbiting spacecraft needs to ...