News Archive / Tagged: Voyager
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Our Spaceflight Heritage: 40 years after launch, NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft continue to return valuable data
Curt GodwinAugust 3rd, 2017Well past their expected lifetime, and farther from Earth than any other human-designed spacecraft, the Voyager robotic explorers are approaching another significant milestone: 40 years of operation. The two interplanetary travelers, each launched in 1977, have traveled billions of miles and expanded humanity's understanding of the Solar System and beyond.
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NASA’s Deep Space Network Turns 50
Press ReleaseDecember 21st, 2013NASA’s Deep Space Network, the world’s largest and most powerful communications system for “talking to” spacecraft, will reach a milestone on Dec. 24: the 50th anniversary of its official creation.
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Carbon Worlds May be Waterless, Finds NASA Study
Press ReleaseOctober 28th, 2013Planets rich in carbon, including so-called diamond planets, may lack oceans, according to NASA-funded theoretical research.
