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NASA’s Mars Spacecraft Spinning Helplessly After Signal Lost
NASA failed to reestablish contact with its MAVEN spacecraft orbiting Mars and hasn't received any signs of life since December 4.
Flying edge-on, the satellite’s pancake shape will minimize aerodynamic drag as the DiskSats encounter thicker air below 250 miles. Continual pulsing from the satellites’ electric thrusters will allow the DiskSats to maintain altitude as they glide through the uppermost layers of the atmosphere.
NASA still hasn't heard from its MAVEN Mars orbiter, and the spacecraft appears to be spinning in an odd way as well.
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Europa Clipper spends seven hours watching 3I/ATLAS as NASA studies elements in its surrounding plume
During a long observation, Europa Clipper analyzed the gas plume surrounding interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. The NASA spacecraft, named the Europa Clipper, just spent seven hours observing a rare object orbiting our solar system named 3I/ATLAS. This object is unique since it originated from outside our solar system.
This could be the end of the orbiter that studies the Red Planet’s atmosphere and relays communications between NASA and its Mars rovers.
Rocket Lab launches Space Force and NASA ‘DiskSat’ experiment Rocket Lab set to launch Space Force and NASA ‘DiskSat’ experiment
The Senate has voted to confirm Jared Isaacman has the next NASA administrator, ending a long journey for the billionaire private spacefarer.
Newly minted NASA administrator Jared Isaacman has expressed a desire to shake things up at NASA. It appears he’ll hit the ground running.
Jared Isaacman, the billionaire nominated twice to lead the agency, may draw some lessons from the tenure of another NASA leader in the 1990s.
On Dec. 17, 2012, NASA's GRAIL mission crashed into the moon. GRAIL stands for Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory, and the mission consisted of two twin spacecraft named Ebb and Flow that are about the size of a washer and dryer.