Old Soviet Spacecraft Set to Return to Earth After 53 Years in Orbit, According to Reports
A former Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, is expected to collide with Earth sometime this week. It weighs around 453 kg and is projected to reenter the atmosphere around May 10. This spacecraft was launched in 1972 but malfunctioned en route to Venus, leading to a shutdown of its engines due to timer issues. As a […]
Look Up: A Soviet-era Spacecraft is Racing Back to Earth Over 50 Years After a Failed Venus Mission
Look up! Is it a bird? An airplane? Nope, it’s a piece of Soviet-era spacecraft—originally intended for a Venus mission in the ’70s. That’s the concern from experts. According to a report, it’s still unclear where this hefty metal object will land or how much of it will withstand the descent. Dutch scientist Marco Langlock […]
Soviet-era spacecraft expected to plunge uncontrolled to Earth next week | Space
The Soviet-era spacecraft was intended to land on Venus in the 1970s, and is expected to return to Earth and be restrained soon. According to experts in space fragment tracking, it is too early to know where the mass of halfton metal will descend, and how much of it will survive the re-entry. Dutch scientist […]
NASA Launches Spacecraft In Search Of Possible Keys To Life On Jupiter
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral on October 14, 2024. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff Avril Elfie4:50 PM – Monday, October 14, 2024 NASA launched a spacecraft rocket called “European Clipper'' to explore […]
NASA spacecraft to scour Jupiter’s moon in search of life-supporting conditions
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will explore Jupiter's moon Europa, one of the leading candidates for finding extraterrestrial life. Europa Clipper will assess whether conditions on Europa, including the ocean beneath its icy crust, can support life. The spacecraft, NASA's largest ever built to study another planet, will be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. […]
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft lands back on Earth without crew
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft landed back on Earth early Saturday morning, but NASA will keep its two test pilots in space until next year because of concerns that a return journey would be too dangerous. Starliner parachuted into the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico six hours after leaving the International Space Station, landing at […]
Astronauts Stranded in Space by Boeing Report Mysterious Sounds Inside Starliner Spacecraft
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore reported a strange pulsating noise emanating from speakers aboard the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, which has been docked to the International Space Station for about three months after abandoning Wilmore and fellow astronaut Suni Williams in space. Ars Technical Reports The Boeing Starliner spacecraft, currently docked at the International Space Station (ISS), […]
Astronauts stuck in space for 49 days by malfunctioning Boeing spacecraft can’t return home for weeks
The two astronauts who have been trapped on the International Space Station for 49 days after the Boeing Starliner suffered a helium leak following its first manned launch have yet to be scheduled for return, officials said. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were scheduled to spend just eight days in space. But the spacecraft […]
NASA astronauts stuck on Boeing spacecraft face high stakes return from ‘incredibly important mission’: expert
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3 private citizens launched to space and back on Virgin Galactic’s Unity spacecraft
Three private citizens blasted off into space aboard Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity spacecraft and landed safely, completing the company’s second spaceflight of 2024 and its 12th mission to date. Virgin Galactic’s seventh commercial mission carried one researcher and three private astronauts, the company said. Said It launched on Saturday with pilots Nikola Pecil and Jameel […]