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SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft again ahead of 9th test flight (video, photos)
SpaceX ignited all six of the 171-foot-tall (52-meter-tall) vehicle's Raptor engines during the trial, which lasted about 60 seconds.
NASA's Dragonfly passes key test. A look at its upcoming mission to Saturn's moon
NASA's eight-rotor Dragonfly drone just finished a crucial test, which confirmed the spacecraft's design and will allow the ...
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Spacecraft can ‘brake’ in space using drag
An aerospace engineer explains why NASA, Space Force and other agencies are using or testing aerobraking for more ...
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How do you keep reusable spacecraft cool during reentry? Make them 'sweat'
An innovative approach for fully reusable spacecraft suggests making them "sweat" to survive the scorching heat during their ...
A Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus is due to crash back to Earth this week
A piece of space junk called Cosmos 482 is unlikely to pose a threat to people or property. But space experts say it ...
Kosmos 482: Out-of-control Russian spacecraft probably just fell to Earth, experts say
An out-of-control Russian spacecraft has probably plummeted to Earth, after 53 years stuck in orbit, experts say. In recent ...
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SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 26 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on California's central coast ...
Europa Clipper spacecraft snaps cool thermal images of Mars
NASA scientists recently used Europa Clipper’s instruments to take readings of Mars, as the spacecraft was passing within ...