On July 3, 1998, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA) launched the Nozomi spacecraft on a mission to Mars. Nozomi (のぞみ) is Japanese for “Wish” or “Hope.” This would be the country’s first probe to go to another planet. Nozomi was supposed to arrive at Mars in Oct. of 1999, but an electrical malfunction left it …
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On July 2, 1985, the European Space Agency launched the Giotto space probe to get a close-up look at Halley’s Comet. Nearly nine months after launch, on March 14, 1986, Giotto became the first spacecraft to observe of a comet up close when it flew by Halley’s Comet. It came within 370 miles of the …
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Starlink, SpaceX’s low-Earth orbit satellite internet constellation, has officially commenced operations in Chad following confirmation from Starlink officials and verification through the company’s official availability map. The launch represents another significant milestone in the platform’s rapid expansion across the African continent. The service activation follows Chad’s approval of Starlink’s operating license, making the Central African …
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