The Cassini spacecraft represented a landmark in deep-space exploration, combining advanced attitude control and navigation systems to achieve its ambitious mission objectives in the Saturnian system.

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In recent years, with the significant increase in space launch activities, the number of deorbit spacecraft has sharply risen, posing a serious impact on both active orbiting spacecraft and future ...

The FAST architecture, developed around ECAPS’ proprietary LMP-103S propellant, overcomes this limitation through an ...

Electrostatic control utilises charge manipulation to influence the dynamics of spacecraft without relying on traditional propellant-based systems. This approach enables precise manoeuvring and ...

The jettison, abort, and attitude control motors for Artemis II are secured on a work stand inside the Launch Abort System Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 17, 2021. The ...

After more than four decades in space and having traveled a combined 44 billion kilometers, it’s no secret that the Voyager spacecraft are closing in on the end of their extended interstellar mission.

UNDATED (WKRC) - NASA has sent a software update to a spacecraft that is 12 billion miles away from Earth. The Voyager 2 spacecraft was first launched back in 1977, and after being the first manmade ...

On Saturday NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore noticed some strange noises emanating from a speaker inside the Starliner spacecraft. "I've got a question about Starliner," Wilmore radioed down to Mission ...

An out-of-control Russian spacecraft has probably plummeted to Earth, after 53 years stuck in orbit, experts say. In recent weeks, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 has been making an uncontrolled ...