[ad_1] The capsule will be released on Sunday at 2,20,000 kilometers (1,36,700 miles) away in space and will land in a remote and sparsely populated area of Woomera, Australia. Japanese space agency officials said Friday that the Hayabusa2 probe is on its intended trajectory as it approaches Earth to deliver …
Read More »Orbiter, lander has split as the mission progresses
[ad_1] On Tuesday, space operators monitor the state of Chang’e 5 at a control center in Beijing. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s Chang’e 5 robotic lunar probe split into two parts early Monday morning in a major development of the historic sample return mission, according to the China National Space Administration. The separation …
Read More »The spacecraft with a precious asteroid cargo is almost home after 5 billion kilometers of travel
[ad_1] In the dusty desert town of Woomera in the South Australian desert, scientists are preparing. On December 6, 2020, after six years in space, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa2 probe will finally return to Earth. It carries with it an incredibly rare, precious and hard-won cargo: at least …
Read More »The launch of SpaceX’s first “operational” mission was delayed until tomorrow due to weather conditions
[ad_1] NASA, the US space agency and SpaceX, the missile company owned by businessman Elon Musk, announced this Friday (13), a 24-hour delay in launching four astronauts into orbit for the first full mission. , with humans, using a privately owned aircraft, Agência Brasil reported this afternoon, also announcing that …
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