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  • Hera takes wing
    on 27 September 2023 at 2:12 pm

    Image: Hera takes wing

  • Regreso del astronauta de la NASA que batió récords y sus compañeros
    on 27 September 2023 at 2:06 pm

    El astronauta de la NASA Frank Rubio aterrizó sano y salvo en la Tierra con sus compañeros de tripulación el miércoles, tras pasar 371 días en el espacio, un récord para Estados Unidos.

  • Vega’s fuel-free CubeSats to keep formation with wings
    on 27 September 2023 at 12:30 pm

    Spain’s trio of ANSER CubeSats, due to fly on Europe’s next Vega launcher, will fly like a flock of birds in orbit – in more ways than one. Keeping in formation by following their leader, the three shoebox-sized satellites will image Iberian waters as if they are a single standard-sized mission. And they will unfurl wing-like flaps to maintain their relative positions, surfing on the scanty airflow at the top of Earth’s atmosphere.

  • Record-Setting NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Return from Space Mission
    on 27 September 2023 at 12:08 pm

    During his record-breaking mission, Rubio spent many hours on scientific activities aboard the space station, conducting a variety of tasks ranging from plant research to physical sciences studies.

  • NASA Awards Aerospace Model Systems Fabrication Follow-On Contract
    on 26 September 2023 at 8:00 pm

    NASA has awarded the Reliance Consolidated Models VI (RECOM VI) contract to Advanced Technologies Inc. and Eagle Aviation Technologies, LLC, both of Newport News, Virginia, to support the fabrication of aerospace model systems and developmental test hardware managed by the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

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