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A Soviet probe orbiting Earth since 1972 will soon reenter the planet's atmosphere
Kosmos 482 has been orbiting the Earth for decades. It's still unknown if the craft will fall to Earth intact or burn up upon ...
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'Falcon' flies on Star Wars Day: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida (photos)
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket — named after the Millennium Falcon — occurred at 4:54 a.m. EDT on May 4th, 2025.
SpaceX may launch a rocket Saturday from California: Can it be seen from Coachella Valley?
SpaceX rocket launches in California occur at Vandenberg Space Force Base. In Florida, liftoff is from Cape Canaveral.
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Soviet probe re-entry
A Soviet spacecraft launched a half-century ago called Kosmos 482 has been orbiting the Earth for decades and is at last ...
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Amazon's Starlink rival sees the first 27 satellites successfully reach low-earth orbit — Project Kuiper satellites 'operating as expected'
A mazon CEO Andy Jassy just confirmed that the company’s Project Kuiper has begun deploying satellites in low-earth orbit.
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Expanding the human presence in orbit faces growing risk from space debris
Low Earth orbit (LEO) is on the verge of a major expansion in crewed operations, but the proliferation of space debris could ...
A spacecraft orbiting for 53 years is projected to fall to Earth soon
The latest projections peg the 1,000-pound spacecraft’s reentry between May 8 and May 11. A complicating factor is that ...
United Launch Alliance rocket delivers Amazon satellites to orbit after Florida liftoff: Photos
Amazon has officially begun building its broadband internet service in orbit with the delivery of the first batch of its ...
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Telecoms veteran to lead Eutelsat amid Europe’s sovereign broadband push
Eutelsat shares closed up nearly 13% May 5 after the French operator said it would replace its CEO with Jean-François ...