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In 1965, NASA unfolded a 96 feet satellite in space to test what could puncture an Apollo spacecraftNASA’s Pegasus I, launched in 1965, opened wings 96 feet wide in orbit to count hits from particles too small to see. The readings helped e...- In 1958, NASA launched a spacecraft Able 2 for the first time to the Moon but the mission failed after a small error and the probe reentered Earth's atmosphere about 43 hours after launchIn 1958, NASA launched Able 2, later known as Pioneer 1, on a mission to study the Moon. The spacecraft failed to reach lunar orbit after a...
- How old are Saturn's rings? Study suggests they could be 4.5 billion years old, just like the planetNew research suggests Saturn's rings may be as old as the planet itself, challenging previous estimates. Scientists found micrometeoroid im...
- SpaceX Polaris Dawn Launch: When, how and where to watch first ever billionaire spacewalkSpaceX Polaris Dawn Launch: Jared Isaacman’s Polaris Dawn mission, launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, aims to set new records with...
- Gaia spacecraft faces challenges from solar storm and space dustWhen the European Space Agency launched the Gaia spacecraft to map stars, it encountered problems from a solar storm and space dust. Its el...
- IS4OM inaugurated: India gives boost to self-reliance in safeguarding space assetsUnion Minister of State for Space Jitendra Singh would inaugurate the IS4OM in Bengaluru on Monday, in the presence of Secretary in the Dep...
- 'Sensory skin' to detect damage outside spacecraftWashington, March 26 (IANS) Scientists at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are developing a system that acts like a sensory skin to h...
- Saturn's outermost ring much bigger than thoughtThe ring, called the 'Phoebe ring', is believed to contain dust and ice particles ejected from Saturn's outer moon, Phoebe, after micromete...
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