WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (PNA/Xinhua) — NASA’s new human spacecraft, Orion, has been brought back to shore by a U.S. navy ship after its successful first test flight that ended with a splashdown…
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Curiosity resumes science operations on Mars: NASA
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. space agency NASA said Monday its Mars rover Curiosity has resumed full science operations after days of suspension due to an electrical problem. On Nov. 17,…
NASA spacecraft presumed dead, comet hunter mission ends
WASHINGTON, (PNA/RIA Novosti) –- NASA announced Friday that it had “reluctantly” halted efforts to communicate with the Deep Impact space probe, which had been exploring comets since it was launched in early…
U.S. moon probe now “healthy” after fixing minor glitch
WASHINGTON, (PNAXinhua) — U.S. space agency NASA said Saturday its moon probe was now “healthy” after engineers fixed mechanical problems it encountered shortly after Friday night’s launch. Although NASA described the launch…