NewsieMonday, November 2
SpaceThe Swift satellite has stopped making observations after low orbit and increased atmospheric drag made it sink. During its mission, Swift studied powerful space explosions, black holes, comets, and other objects.
SpaceNASA plans to send four astronauts around Earth in 2027 to test how Orion and new Moon landers work together. The practice mission is meant to find problems before future astronauts try to land near the Moon’s south pole.
SpaceNASA and its two lander partners are changing parts of their plan for future Moon trips. The companies will test landers in Earth orbit first, then work toward crewed landings targeted for 2028.
SpaceNASA’s Dragonfly robot finished a full practice flight on Earth using flight-like computers and sensors. The test happened in a lab, not on Titan. Dragonfly is being built to fly from place to place on Titan, a moon of Saturn, after it arrives there in the 2030s.
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