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Archive for May 24th, 2024

Asteroid-bound Psyche spacecraft fires up ion thrusters, starts cruising through space

May 24th, 2024 by

NASA’s Psyche mission to a metallic asteroid is now under the power of solar-electric propulsion.

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International Space Development Conference 2024 beams up Star Trek’s William Shatner and more in Los Angeles

May 24th, 2024 by

The stars of Star Trek are about to get a taste of real-life space exploration when they beam into the 2024 International Space Development Conference in Los Angeles this weekend.

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We could float effortlessly in Pluto’s subsurface ocean

May 24th, 2024 by

A subsurface ocean of liquid water may exist beneath Pluto’s nitrogen ice, according to an analysis of data collected by NASA’s New Horizons probe.

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China launches test satellite to very low Earth orbit (video)

May 24th, 2024 by

China launched four satellites on Tuesday (May 21) to test out new technologies. The spacecraft went up on the third-ever launch of the Kuaizhou-11 solid rocket.

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Satellite data reveals Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier is melting faster than we thought

May 24th, 2024 by

The ICEYE satellite constellation has given researchers a peek beneath the glacier, and it’s not looking good.

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SpaceX Dragon joins Mercury and Apollo capsules on display in Chicago

May 24th, 2024 by

A twice-flown SpaceX capsule has debuted at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, next to a Mercury spacecraft and an Apollo command module.

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SpaceX to launch 3rd mission in 2 days this evening

May 24th, 2024 by

SpaceX plans to launch 23 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida this evening (May 23). It will be the third mission in two days for the company.

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Holy Stone HS900 Sirius drone review

May 24th, 2024 by

The Holy Stone HS900 adds another attractive option in the sub-250g drone category thanks to great flight performance.

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