Thousands of satellites are due to burn up in the atmosphere every year – damaging the ozone layer and changing the climate
Operators follow a 25-year rule: at this point, a satellite’s mission is deemed to have ended and it is lowered into the atmosphere where gravity and friction kicks in. While this helps clear space, ...
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Fact Check: Astronaut Sunita Williams and Wilmore hid in ‘Studio NASA’, were not stranded in space? No, here’s the truth
Post the successful re-entry and splashdown of the SpaceX capsule carrying the NASA astronauts, an image of Sunita Williams ...
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NASA astronauts return via SpaceX after nine-month odyssey
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth in one of Elon Musk's SpaceX capsules on Tuesday, splashing ...
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Crew handovers and cargo ship movements highlight recent...
The Station is also being prepared for a crew handover in April on the Russian Segment and an imminent departure of a cargo ...
Secrets of new space race from dark death speech to astronauts who can't walk
While the space race of the 1960s was a contest between two rival superpowers, today it is being fought by private space ...
Nasa astronauts face hellish 45-day rehab to recover from ‘chicken legs & baby feet’ health problems after Earth return
NASA astronauts who returned to Earth after spending nine months in space now face a hellish journey to readjust to life with ...