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Water-based plasma thrusters could power spacecraft for deep space missions
The new approach called the Water-based Electric Thrusters (WET) aims to develop a method of converting water into plasma, a ...
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Ailing Voyager 1 Spacecraft Offers Glimmer Of Hope To NASA
NASA’s pioneering Voyager 1 spacecraft is adventuring beyond our ... An engineer working with NASA’s Deep Space Network—the communications and tracking network that talks to Voyager 1 ...
NASA’s Europa Clipper Captures First Starfield Images From Deep Space
NASA’s Europa Clipper is well on its way to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, set to arrive in 2030. While its science instruments ...
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NASA’s Deep Space Mission Control Is Empty for the First Time in 6 Decades as L.A. Wildfires Rage
Deep Space Network operations, normally conducted at JPL, have been moved offsite to a back-up operations center.” In a bit of good news, the DSN team maintained contact with its spacecraft ...
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NASA Voyager 1 Making Sense Again After Glitch In Interstellar Space
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft—currently cruising in interstellar ... “The two Voyager spacecraft could remain in the range of the Deep Space Network through about 2036, depending on how ...