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Who will pay? Florida resident turned to NASA for compensation - his house was damaged by debris ejected from the ISS

In March, a one-kilogram piece of metal punched through the roof and floor of a two-story house belonging to Florida resident Alejandro Otero. It turned out to be space junk — specifically, a support beam for a battery pallet weighing 2630 kg, which ...

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Legendary Voyager 1 "called" home after 5 months of no communications

On April 20, the NASA spacecraft "Voyager 1", which is currently outside the Solar System, updated data on the state of its "health" and sent quite suitable information for analysis after transmitting gibberish for 5 months. This relates to informati...

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"Works like an air defense system". Paris startup creates a jet-powered "boxing glove" that will push space debris out of orbit

Interceptors, a spacecraft, will be launched by a rocket from a specially equipped aircraft. When it reaches the upper layers of the atmosphere, the rocket will ignite its engine, and the spacecraft will detach from it in orbit. The Interceptor will ...

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NASA has confirmed that a cargo pallet prop that was dropped from the ISS back in 2021 has fallen on a house in Florida

Space debris was simply thrown out of the station - it was supposed to burn up in the Earth's atmosphere, but one of the fragments "survived" and pierced the roof and floor of a two-story house of a Florida resident. Hello. Looks like one of those ...

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NASA has released a video of the solar eclipse that is currently underway

NASA demonstrates in X Twitter a video of a total solar eclipse that can now be observed in the Mexican city of Mazatlan. The concise message says, "Enjoy this. We are getting the first shots of the 2024 total solar eclipse, when the shadow [of the ...

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The 3.2-gigapixel digital camera for the LSST telescope - the largest ever built - has been completed

Specialists from the National Accelerator Laboratory SLAC marked a historic event lasting more than two decades — the completion of the construction and testing of the 3.2-gigapixel (!) LSST digital camera. This is the largest camera ever created, an...

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NASA has selected three companies that will create a "lunomobile" for the astronauts of the Artemis missions

Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab will participate in NASA's competition to develop a lunar vehicle that will allow movement on the Moon - a contract with a potential value of $4.6 billion for the next 13 years. The Lunar Terra...

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The White House has directed NASA to create a "new time zone" for the moon by 2026

Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) will establish an official time that will help manage future lunar missions. The memorandum, made public by the Biden administration on Tuesday, envisions collaboration between NASA and the Departments of Commerce, Defen...

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NASA's supercomputers are outdated and use almost no graphics cards - official report

NASA is working with cutting-edge global technologies and making important discoveries for humanity. However, according to a special report from NASA's Office of Inspector General, NASA's supercomputers are outdated and insufficient to complete tasks...

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"Voyager 1" briefly made contact and offered hope for the resumption of NASA's historic mission

A month ago, it was believed that the 46-year-old space probe was "lost" due to a memory error. In fact, there was communication with the spacecraft, but it was meaningless - its messages were in gibberish. In early March, the spacecraft "Voyager-1"...

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SpaceX has announced the next Starship launch. It will take place on Pi Day, March 14

SpaceX has announced the date of the third test flight of Starship. It will take place on the beautiful day of March 14. The first Starship test took place in April of last year, and progress slowed down after that, as SpaceX had to build a flood pr...

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SpaceX has announced the next Starship launch. It will take place on Pi Day, March 14

SpaceX has announced the date of the third test flight of Starship. It will take place on March 14. The first Starship test took place in April last year, and progress slowed down after that, as SpaceX had to build a flood protection system on the s...

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The Odysseus mission is about to run out of power, and Japan's first lunar module suddenly "woke up" after a two-week overnight stay

Last week, the Intuitive Machines Odysseus spacecraft landed on the Moon, although the mission faced difficulties - the team reported problems with a switch that was supposed to activate lasers for a safe landing. Fortunately, an experimental NASA n...

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The Odysseus mission is about to run out of power, and Japan's first lunar module suddenly "woke up" after a two-week overnight stay

Last week, the Intuitive Machines Odysseus spacecraft successfully landed on the Moon, although the mission faced difficulties - the team reported issues with a switch that was supposed to activate lasers for a safe landing. Fortunately, the spacecr...

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Odysseus mission to the moon nearly crashed, due to a switch being turned off - saved by luck and skill

The Odysseus spacecraft by Intuitive Machines experienced difficulties and was almost lost due to a mistake made by the company's staff - a safety switch that was not turned off before launch. The error caused the lasers, designed to navigate the spa...

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