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Voyager 1: The spacecraft is farthest away from Earth
The US Voyager 1 satellite has just reached a record distance of 100 astronomical units (AU) and becomes the space device most emitted by humans from Earth.
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Discovery spacecraft was launched after 3 days of delay
On July 4, the US Discovery spacecraft was launched to carry a key mission to US space ambitions, although there were still concerns about safety three years after the s…
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TMA 8 spacecraft and ISS crew safe on Earth
Russia's TMA 8 spacecraft carrying two International Space Station astronauts (ISS) and Brazil's first astronaut to land safely landed in northern Kazakhstan early on 9…
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Spacecraft - solution against collisions with asteroids
A large asteroid like a stadium is rushing towards Earth. The collision can erase an area of 4,000km2. What do people on Earth need to do to avoid this disaster? The o…
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NASA launches the spacecraft 'Messenger
Launched from Mui Canaveral, in the state of Florida (USA), this messenger is expected to fly for 6 1/2 years to Mercury in March 2011 after the journey of more than 8 b…
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Japanese spacecraft cannot land on asteroids
The Japan Space Agency has announced that its exploration ship failed to land Itokawa's asteroid on November 20. The reason is that problems occur at a height a few mete…
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In 2018 the spacecraft will land on Mars
Valeri Poliakov, astronaut, Russian cosmonaut consultant, said that in 2014 humans will be able to fly around Mars and by 2018, automatic spacecraft will land on the pla…
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NASA spacecraft approached the meteorite that could collide with the Earth
On December 3, the Osiris-Rex probe was only 19 km away from the Bennu meteorite and could even get closer in the coming days, before entering orbit around meteorite on…
History
June 25: Dark day of aerospace
June 25 is considered a dark day of aerospace with a series of accidents.
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July 20: Celebrating 47 years of the first time people set foot on the Moon
On July 20 of 47 years ago, the mission crew of Apollo 11 set foot on the Moon, officially marking the first time humans conquered another object outside of Earth.
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On April 13, 1970, Apollo 13 exploded in space
The United States during the Cold War affirmed its power to the socialist faction, after two successful trips to the Moon and explorers (Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 spacecra…
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April 25, 1990: The Hubble Space Telescope goes live
On April 25, 1990, the $ 2.5 billion Hubble space telescope went into operation after being launched from the Discovery spacecraft and into orbit Earth's 600km. This is…
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May 14: America's first space station is launched into space
Skylab is the first US space station, developed by NASA aviation agency.