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NASA tweaks Voyager probes to help them hit a half century of service
A pair of extraordinary space missions that have been headed out of the solar system for almost half a century are getting a ...
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OTD In Space – February 23: Pioneer 11 Leaves The Solar System
NASA's Pioneer 11 spacecraft left the solar system! This was the second spacecraft to travel beyond the planetary part of our solar system, which ends at Neptune's orbit. An almost identical ...
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Mars exploration NASA pioneer robot officially “dead” after 14 years
“I declare the Opportunity mission as complete,” Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate said at Pasadena, California During 14 years of intrepid ...
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NASA powers down two instruments on twin Voyager spacecraft to save power
Last week, NASA powered down an instrument on Voyager 1 designed to study cosmic rays. The energy-saving moves were necessary to extend their missions, Voyager project manager Suzanne Dodd at the ...
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Touchdown for In-Space Manufacturing Mission: Rocket Lab’s Pioneer Spacecraft Delivers Re-Entry for Varda’s In-Space Manufacturing Capsule in South Australia
Rocket Lab’s Pioneer Spacecraft Delivers Re-Entry for Varda’s In-Space Manufacturing Capsule in South Australia.