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How spacecraft survive the fiery re-entry to Earth

Re-entering Earth’s atmosphere is one of the most dangerous phases of any space mission. This video explains how spacecraft ...
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The risk of falling space junk hitting airplanes is on the rise, experts warn

Even in space, what goes up sometimes comes back down: spent rocket stages, defunct satellites and other bits of space debris ...
Morningstar

Two Earth Return Missions in Two Months: Rocket Lab Demonstrates Rapid Re-entry Capability with Third Pioneer Spacecraft for Varda Space Industries

Two Earth Return Missions in Two Months: Rocket Lab Demonstrates Rapid Re-entry Capability with Third Pioneer Spacecraft for Varda Space Industries Designed and built by Rocket Lab, the Pioneer ...
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A failed Soviet Venus probe from the '70s crashed to Earth in May — why was it so hard to track?

"Being off even a little bit represents hundreds or thousands of kilometers in distance on the surface of the Earth." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
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Two Earth Return Missions in Two Months: Rocket Lab Demonstrates Rapid Re-entry Capability with Third Pioneer Spacecraft for Varda Space Industries

Designed and built by Rocket Lab, the Pioneer spacecraft hosted Varda’s capsule on orbit for 60 days LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), ...