Tag: spacecraft
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Plato Spacecraft Final Tests Ready for December Launch 2026
Overview: Finalizing Plato for the Journey Beyond The European Space Agency’s Plato spacecraft has taken another crucial step toward its scheduled December 2026 launch by completing its final assembly in preparation for flight. At ESA’s Test Centre in the Netherlands, engineers completed the delicate operation of installing the combined sunshield and solar array module, a…
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Comet 3I/ATLAS set for multi-spacecraft observation as it nears the Sun
Overview: a rare celestial visitor aligned with multiple spacecraft As Comet 3I/ATLAS makes its approach toward the inner solar system, astronomers anticipate an unusually rich data window. The object, whose path brings it close to the Sun, will also be observable from vantage points near Mars and Jupiter. Space agencies and ground-based observatories are coordinating…
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Artemis II Astronauts Name Spacecraft ‘Integrity’ for Lunar Mission
NASA’s Artemis II Mission: A Historic Journey Begins As the world eagerly anticipates the return of humans to the moon, NASA’s Artemis II mission has made a significant announcement: the astronauts have chosen the name ‘Integrity’ for their Orion crew capsule. This mission, set to launch no later than April 2024, represents the first crewed…