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10/23/2018
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By Edsel Cook
California-based space company testing a mini propulsion system for planetary microsat missions
An American space technology company is almost ready to release a new propulsion system that could one day be installed on most spacecraft. The improved thrusters will be small enough to mount on microsatellites, yet powerful enough to propel larger space probes on interplanetary missions away from Earth, an article in Space.com stated. The system […]
06/04/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Astronomers plan to intercept and collect debris from the next interstellar object to visit the solar system after asteroid ‘Oumuamua
Even as the very first interstellar visitor to our solar system bids us farewell, astronomers are already planning a warmer welcome for the next such guest. According to a Space.com article, the next asteroid to go our way will be met by a spacecraft that will shoot it and collect the resulting debris for analysis. […]
05/29/2018
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By Edsel Cook
NASA to award first contract for its lunar “Gateway” program by early 2019
NASA is making significant headway in its plan to return humans to the Moon. In a Bloomberg report, the space agency will issue the initial contract for its lunar “Gateway” program in 2019. “Gateway” is the nickname of the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway, the planned space station that NASA will use to study the moon and the conditions […]
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