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• Kenneth Chang
NASA’s Perseverance rover reached 28.10 miles (45.22 kilometers) driven on Mars on Oct. 11, edging past the 28.06-mile (45.16-kilometer) record set by Opportunity, which operated from 2004 to 2018. The milestone reflects the role of autonomous navigation in traversing the Martian surface.
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NASA’s Perseverance rover reached 28.10 miles (45.22 kilometers) driven on Mars on Oct. 11, edging past the 28.06-mile (45.16-kilometer) record set by Opportunity, which operated from 2004 to 2018. The milestone reflects the role of autonomous navigation in traversing the Martian surface.
Researchers analyzing archival observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope found a chemical signature suggesting the white dwarf HS 0209+0832 may host a second-generation planet. The finding, reported in Nature Astronomy, shows how existing space-telescope data can yield new evidence about planetary systems around stellar remnants.
NASA is seeking ideas to mitigate static electricity that could build up on astronauts and critical hardware during Moon missions. The agency says charged lunar explorers could act like “walking, high voltage capacitors,” posing a risk of accidental discharges to spacecraft and equipment.
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The Soviet Union launched Voskhod 1 on Oct. 12, 1964, carrying three cosmonauts on a roughly 24-hour mission. It was the first spaceflight with more than one person aboard and achieved several human-spaceflight firsts, including flying its crew without spacesuits.
Separate agreements link ispace-EUROPE with ALTEC on lunar rover testing, mission simulations and operator training; ICEYE with Nokia on sovereign low Earth orbit communications for government and defense customers; and METLEN with Thales companies on Greece’s future national defense satellite communications system.
Teams behind the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes have released new images capturing stellar nurseries, galaxies and gravitational lensing. Webb is jointly operated by NASA and the European Space Agency, with the Canadian Space Agency also participating; both observatories contributed to the latest collection.
NASA launched Apollo 7 on Oct. 11, 1968, carrying astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham into orbit. It was the first Apollo mission with a crew in orbit and marked the American return to spaceflight after the Apollo 1 tragedy.
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