On Aug. 4, 2007, NASA launched its Phoenix Mars Lander on a mission to touch down on Mars. The robotic spacecraft was designed to search for environments that could be suitable for microbial life and to study the history of water on the Red Planet. It lifted off at about 5:30 a.m. ET from Cape …
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On Aug. 3, 2004, NASA launched the MESSENGER spacecraft on a historic first mission to orbit the planet Mercury. The spacecraft’s name stands for the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging mission. It blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 6:15 a.m. Eastern Time and spent the next six and …
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Namibia’s Cabinet has approved the drafting of a Space Science and Technology Bill, paving the way for a legal framework to guide the country’s activities in the space sector. Announced by the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, the bill is intended to align national efforts in space science and technology with broader …
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