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NASA to Resume Search for Missing Mars Orbiter, But Prospects of Re-establishing Communication With It Seem Slim

Scientists haven't heard from the MAVEN orbiter since December 6. It had been studying the Martian atmosphere for over a ...

NASA astronauts depart space station due to a medical issue, beginning their early trip home

The crew undocked from the orbiting outpost at 5:20 p.m. ET Wednesday — about a month earlier than planned —and are scheduled ...
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NASA triggers first-ever emergency ISS evacuation: What’s happening to the crew?

For the first time since the International Space Station began operations more than two decades ago, NASA has confirmed that ...
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NASA pessimistic about odds of recovering MAVEN

NASA says it is “very unlikely” the agency will be able to recover a Mars spacecraft that has been out of contact for more ...
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NASA loses contact with one of its key probes orbiting Mars

NASA lost contact with the MAVEN probe in Mars orbit, and teams are working to reestablish communications after an unexpected ...

NASA’s first-ever medical evacuation from space ends with on-target splashdown

Two Americans, a Japanese astronaut, and a Russian cosmonaut returned to Earth early Thursday after 167 days in orbit, cutting short their stay on the International Space Station by more than a month ...

Highlights From NASA’s Medical Evacuation From the Space Station

The spacecraft descended on parachutes, splashing down in calm Pacific waters near San Diego at 3:41 a.m. Eastern time (12:41 ...
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NASA parked the James Webb telescope in a mind-blowing orbit

The James Webb Space Telescope is not circling our planet the way most people imagine a satellite does. Instead, NASA parked ...