NASA attempts to restore contact with AWOL orbiter launched in Florida

A Mars spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, has been AWOL. But NASA hasn't given up hope of restoring contact ...
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NASA is racing the clock on a Mars orbiter with huge consequences

NASA is approaching a decisive moment on a Mars telecommunications orbiter that could shape the future of robotic and human ...

NASA faces a crucial choice on a Mars spacecraft—and it must decide soon

What everyone agrees on is that NASA needs a new spacecraft capable of relaying communications from Mars to Earth. This issue ...
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NASA scrambles after MAVEN orbiter goes dark suddenly

NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN orbiter has gone silent after more than a decade of groundbreaking research, leaving engineers scrambling to determine what went wrong with the ...

While NASA’s lunar dreams wait, another crew eyes orbit

NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years won’t be getting underway this month after all. It had been targeting ...
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Stash or splash? Lawmakers ask NASA to find alternatives for International Space Station

What about storing it in high orbit? US lawmakers have asked NASA to look into storing the International Space Station (ISS) in a higher orbit at the end of its operational life, instead of sending ...
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Smartphones in orbit? NASA’s Crew-12 and Artemis II missions to use latest mobile tech

In a surprising turn of events for the upcoming milestone in space exploration, NASA astronauts will be flying with the ...
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NASA says Maven spacecraft that was orbiting Mars has gone silent

NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven, an acronym for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, abruptly stopped communicating with ground ...
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NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft May Actually Be Lost in Space

This could be the end of the orbiter that studies the Red Planet’s atmosphere and relays communications between NASA and its Mars rovers. Reading time 2 minutes Last week, NASA revealed that it ...