Spacecraft articles
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Nasa ‘shocked’ by how close Russian spacecraft came to hitting satellite
A Russian satellite was just metres from hitting a Nasa counterpart in a “shocking” near-miss that could have put lives at risk, the US space agency has claimed.
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NASA spacecraft snaps awesome view of volcanoes erupting on distant world
NASA's Juno spacecraft flew by Jupiter's volcanic moon Io, capturing detailed footage of the Jovian moon on its extended deep space mission.
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NASA's "next-gen" solar sail spacecraft is ready to launch for practical testing
The ACS3 is super compact – about the size of a microwave oven. However, it has four retractable booms that unfurl and hold four triangular sails, making a diamond shape about half the size of a tennis court. It takes about 25 minutes for the sails to unfold.Read Entire Article