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Archive for October 15th, 2024

NASA extends tiny CAPSTONE probe’s moon mission to December 2025

October 15th, 2024 by

NASA has extended its CAPSTONE moon mission through December 2025, allowing the cubesat to continue its pioneering exploration work.

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NASA’s $5 billion Europa Clipper had a rocky road to space. How it switched rockets and more to launch to Jupiter

October 15th, 2024 by

NASA’s $5 billion Europa Clipper probe overcame huge obstacles, including a switch to an entirely different rocket, to launch toward Jupiter. Here’s how it happened.

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NASA wants to send humans to Mars in the 2030s ? a crewed mission could unlock some of the red planet’s geologic mysteries

October 15th, 2024 by

Scientists know quite a bit about the surface of Mars from robotic missions, but there are still many unexplored geologic features that could tell researchers more about the solar system’s formation.

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches NASA’s Europa Clipper probe to explore icy Jupiter ocean moon

October 15th, 2024 by

Europa Clipper launched today (Oct. 14) atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida, kicking off a highly anticipated astrobiology mission to the Jupiter ocean moon Europa.

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