Historic First Landing on a Comet: How Philae Redefined Space Exploration
Philae's historic landing on Comet 67P in 2014 provided crucial data on the comet's surface and internal composition, despite technical setbacks. The mission revealed organic molecules and temperature ...
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Why the US hasn't returned humans to the moon. The reasons are depressing.
"NASA's portion of the federal budget peaked at 4% in 1965," Walter Cunningham, an Apollo 7 astronaut, said during congressional testimony in 2015. In comparison, NASA's 2024 budget represents ...
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6 months after Take-Two's CEO said "we didn't shutter those studios," Take-Two confirms it shuttered the Kerbal Space Program and Rollerdrome studios
Take-Two has now confirmed it indeed shut down the studios behind Rollerdrome and Kerbal Space Program despite its CEO, Strauss Zelnick, previously saying in no uncertain terms, "we didn't shutter ...
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Take-Two sells Private Division label, confirms closure of OlliOlli World and Kerbal Space Program 2 studios
And now, as part of its Q2 2025 earnings report, Take-Two has confirmed the sale of Private Division. "We recently made the strategic decision to sell [the] label to focus our resources on growing ...
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First satellite made of wood launched into space
The SpaceX CRS-31 mission launched Monday evening docked successfully with the International Space Station shortly before 10:00 a.m. ET Tuesday morning. Unique among the myriad of items the ...
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Apollo Green Energy plans ₹1,500 crore capex to capitalize on India’s renewables push
Apollo Group’s engineering and construction arm plans to spend ₹1,500 crore to expand its capacity and undertake government and public-sector renewable energy projects, sourcing most of its ...
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The first wooden satellite launched into space
In a first for the world, scientists launched a satellite made from wood into space. As it orbits the planet from some 250 miles away, researchers will study whether wood is sturdy enough for ...
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World's first wooden satellite heads to space in Mars exploration test
The world's first wooden satellite has been launched into space. The satellite, designed by Japanese researchers, was launched on Tuesday. Experts hope to test how timber can be used in the ...
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NASA-SpaceX launch recap: Live updates from ISS resupply launch at Kennedy Space Center
Launch recap: Scroll down to review live updates from the Monday, Nov. 4, liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on NASA's CRS-31 resupply mission to the International Space Station. Original story: It's ...
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World's first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space
KYOTO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The world's first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration ...
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Japanese Scientists Bet on an Ancient Material for Their New Satellite: Wood
Scientists in Japan constructed the first satellite made of wood by blending age-old woodworking techniques with rocket science. transcript 3, 2, 1. ... and liftoff. By John Yoon and Hisako Ueno ...
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orbital mechanics
Picture in your mind a big parking lot with 131 million cars on it. Now imagine that they are spread out over the entire Earth’s inhabited areas. Although still a large number, it is absolutely ...