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NASA just performed a 'miracle save' for its farthest spacecraft
NASA engineers have brought a set of obsolete thrusters back from the dead on the Voyager 1 probe, just before losing their ...
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OTD In Space - May 16: Space Shuttle Endeavour Launches On Final Flight
On May 16, 2011, the space shuttle Endeavour launched on its 25th and final flight. This was also the penultimate mission of ...
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How the Space Shuttle Was Engineered to Survive the Impossible
The Shuttle's orbital capabilities relied on a balance of brute force and finesse. This video showcases the propulsion ...
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NASA resurrects Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft's thrusters after 20 years: 'These thrusters were considered dead'
NASA engineers have miraculously revived the Voyager 1 interstellar probe's backup thrusters — components that hadn't been used since 2004 and were long considered fully defunct. This remarkable feat ...
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Remember VIPER, NASA’s Off-Again, On-Again Lunar Rover? It’s Still in Limbo
NASA’s nearly complete yet canceled lunar rover VIPER isn’t going to get carried to the moon by a private space exploration ...
Once ‘dead’ thrusters on the farthest spacecraft from Earth are in action again
NASA engineers have revived old thrusters on Voyager 1 to prevent a clog from endangering the mission during a planned ...