Spacecraft
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53-year-old Soviet spacecraft crash to Earth imminentThe probe was supposed to travel to Venus but got stuck in Earth's orbit, where it has been decaying for more than half a century.TrendingMay 5
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Congress UFO hearing: Whistleblower says U.S. hiding flying craft, ‘non-human’ activityThe Pentagon has denied United States Air Force officer and former intelligence official David Grusch's accusations, saying his claims cannot be substantiated.U.S. NewsJul 26, 2023
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Japan’s spaceship lands on distant asteroidA Japanese spacecraft touched down on a distant asteroid Friday on a mission to collect material that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth.ScienceFeb 22, 2019
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NASA’s Parker solar probe rockets toward sun for closest look yetNASA's new solar probe is on its way to the sun, where it will examine the star from closer than ever before.ScienceAug 12, 2018
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NASA fires up thrusters on its most distant spacecraft after 37 yearsTo NASA’s delight, the four dormant thrusters came alive.WorldDec 4, 2017
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University of Alberta team set to launch school’s first satellite missionOn Tuesday, a group from the University of Alberta will become one of the first Canadian university student teams to put a cube satellite into space.EducationApr 17, 2017
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NASA’s Juno probe is making historyJuno became the most distant solar-powered spacecraft ever launched by humankind.ScienceJan 15, 2016
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US Navy practices retrieving Orion spacecraftThe U.S. Navy and NASA wrapped up the second round of practice recoveries of the Orion spacecraft, which is designed to bring humans to the moon, asteroids and, eventually, to Mars.WorldAug 7, 2014
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