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NASA Just Lost a Spacecraft

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Is Officially Lost in Space -- but Maybe Not Forever

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission is in jeopardy. It launched on Feb. 27 to send a probe to the moon in search of water. But less than a week after launch, NASA lost track of the spacecraft, which may compromise the mission if NASA can't reestablish contact.

SciTech Daily · 14h

NASA Just Lost a Spacecraft and the Clock Is Ticking

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer has gone silent, drifting in space with minimal power. Mission teams are working relentlessly to regain contact, using ground-based radar and NASA’s Deep Space Network. If communications can be restored,

Ars Technica · 17h

NASA just lost yet another one of its low-cost planetary missions

Since the Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft launched in late February as a rideshare spacecraft along with a Falcon 9 launch, NASA has been providing a series of increasingly worrisome updates about the health of the small orbiter. Trailblazer appears to be spinning and out of contact with engineers back on Earth.

NASA tracks GPS signals on Moon for 1st time

Popular Science · 1d

NASA uses GPS on the moon for the first time

“On Earth we can use GNSS signals to navigate in everything from smartphones to airplanes,” Kevin Coggins, deputy associate administrator for NASA’s SCaN (Space Communications and Navigation) Program, said in a statement. “Now, LuGRE shows us that we can successfully acquire and track GNSS signals at the Moon.”

WION on MSN · 10h

Find your way on the moon: GPS signals successfully tracked on the moon

NASA has successfully tracked GPS signals on the Moon for the first time, marking a major breakthrough in lunar navigation. This achievement could revolutionize space travel, enabling precise positioning for future lunar missions and beyond.

Hindustan Times on MSN · 16h

NASA creates history by using GPS on the Moon for the first time ever

The new milestone means NASA’s exploration missions could benefit from these signals to accurately and autonomously determine their position, velocity and time.

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NASA Streams 4K Video From Plane To Space Station Via Laser

A Pilatus PC-12 aircraft equipped with a portable laser terminal transmitted 4K video to the International Space Station and back. "Laser communications use infrared light to transmit 10 to 100 times ...

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NASA Launches New Mission to Moon

The agency said Thursday the mission, launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, is carrying NASA instruments to be utilized ...

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Goes Silent in Space – Can Engineers Bring It Back?

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer hitched a ride on a SpaceX Falcon 9, successfully deploying into space. But soon after, the mission ...

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NASA, Nokia, Intuitive Machines Launch Lunar Tech Mission with SpaceX

NASA has announced that a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander (IM-2) and NASA’s Lunar ...

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'A Roller Coaster': NASA Astronauts Sunita Williams & Butch Wilmore, Stranded In Space For 9 Months, Are Set To Return To Earth

NASA astronauts Sunita 'Suni' Williams and Butch Wilmore, stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) for nine months, ...

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SpaceX rocket launches private moon lander and NASA 'trailblazer' to hunt for lunar water (video)

SpaceX launched a double moon mission today (Feb. 26), sending a private lunar lander and a NASA orbiter to hunt for signs of ...

USA Today10d

'This is bordering on insanity': NASA diversity efforts hit hard with DEI shutdowns

The Apollo program was canceled in the early 1970s and public interest in the space agency waned. In 1977, Nichelle Nichols — the Black actress who played communications specialist, Lt. Nyota ...

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NASA embarks on mission to enable long-term human stay on the Moon

NASA's latest mission targets long-term human presence on the Moon, focusing on testing advanced technologies under the ...

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