Private spacecraft burns up in Earth's atmosphere after failing to rescue aging NASA telescope

The robotic spacecraft that failed to rescue an aging NASA telescope has plunged back to Earth, disintegrating in the atmosphere, less than three months after launching on the bold mission.

Why a spacecraft exploring moons where life may thrive is zipping by Earth

Sent to determine what conditions hypothetical life would face deep in the solar system, "Juice" must first make two more ...
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Private spacecraft returns home after its attempt to rescue an aging NASA telescope does not work

The private spacecraft sent to help an aging NASA telescope has begun its return to Earth after the rescue attempt failed.

Engineers teach spacecraft to 'dream' their way to the space station

Docking with the ISS may seem simple. However, actually doing so shows how difficult orbital mechanics can be. It's like ...

Private Spacecraft Falls Back to Earth After Failing to Rescue Aging NASA Telescope

The robotic spacecraft that failed to rescue an aging NASA telescope has plunged back to Earth less than three months after ...

A real-time look inside spacecraft heat shields during extreme heat conditions

When a spacecraft reenters Earth's atmosphere at hypersonic velocities, its protective heat shield faces extreme conditions, ...

Can SpaceX's Starship actually loop Earth six times? Watch it live.

After more than 40 months of test flights, SpaceX will attempt to put its mammoth Starship into orbit around Earth for the ...

With NASA’s backing, Starfish Space is getting ready for the orbital debut of its flagship Otter spacecraft

All systems go for Starfish's Otter space vehicle, which is designed to inspect inoperable satellites up close for NASA's ...

After seven years, a spacecraft company is releasing its Otters into the wild

Imagine starting a space company in October 2019 with the aim of changing the world. Then, a few months later, a global pandemic shuts the world down. “Little did we know what the world had in store ...
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After an Eight-Year Journey, Two Spacecraft Have Begun Their Arrival to Mercury, the Inner Solar System’s Most Mysterious Planet

The BepiColombo mission, by the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, is only the third to study our smallest planetary neighbor ...

Spacecraft returns to Earth after rescue mission for ageing Nasa telescope fails

Series of in-flight problems meant Link, a ‘commercial space robot’, could not salvage the Nasa observatory ...

A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage

Two Mercury-bound spacecraft are in the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage. The linked spacecraft — one European, the other Japanese — separated from their mother ship on Thursday.