NASA Successfully Tests Hypersonic Inflatable Heat Shield “A large inflatable heat shield developed by NASA’s Space Technology Program has successfully survived a trip through Earth’s atmosphere while travelling at hypersonic […]
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The Next Big Satellite to Reenter Uncontrolled
ROSAT re-entry, DLR “Currently, the re-entry date can only be calculated to within plus/minus three days. This time slot of uncertainty will be reduced as the date of re-entry approaches. […]
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Does NASA Have A Contingency Plan For Crashing Satellites?
What Would NASA Do If A Soyuz Landed In America? (2003 – with NASA contingency plans), SpaceRef “As was the case with a Shuttle accident, NASA (in cooperation with Russia) […]
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UARS Update: NASA Still Doesn't Know Where it Landed
NASA’s dead satellite falls, starting over Pacific, AP “NASA’s dead 6-ton satellite plunged to Earth early Saturday, but more than eight hours later, U.S. space officials didn’t know just where […]