#spacecraft

· 4w ago

Spying on "reconnaissance spacecraft" in geostationary orbit (GEO), is gaining momentum. Company Astranis building Perceptor spacecraft designed to capture satellite activity in GEO orbits. FYI, GEO is typically 35,786kms/22,236 miles above Earth ... popular for communications, weather and "reconnaissance" satellites. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/astranis-perceptor-satellites-geostationary-orbit-space-situational-awareness #Space #Satellite #GEO #GeostationaryOrbit #Perceptor #Astranis #Spacecraft #Reconnaissance #Sensors #OpticalSensors #USSF #EarthObservation #USGov

Space

New private 'Perceptor' probes will keep an eye on satellites high above Earth

"There are blind spots that will be used against us if not eliminated."

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Knowledge Zone @kzoneind@mstdn.social

· 3mo ago

#QuizOfTheDay:A #SpaceStation is a #Spacecraft capable of supporting a human crew in orbit for an extended period of time, and is therefore a type of space habitat. What is the World's first Space Station? A. Skylab B. Salyut 1 C. Mir D. Almaz https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/quiz?qId=625ea83206028ab34587ca2b

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Quiz Of The Day

Knowledge Zone Quiz or Puzzle of the day

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Daniel Pomarède @pomarede@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating The Low-energy Charged Particles experiment has been operating almost without interruption since Voyager 1 launched in 1977 - almost 49 years. https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/voyager/2026/04/17/nasa-shuts-off-instrument-on-voyager-1-to-keep-spacecraft-operating/ #Voyager #science #news #space #spacecraft #astrodon

NASA Science

NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating - NASA Science

On April 17, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California sent commands to shut down an instrument aboard Voyager 1 called the

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Daniel Pomarède @pomarede@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

NASA astronaut Christina Koch hugs the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls https://flic.kr/p/2s7aCi3 #Artemis #ChristinaKoch #Orion #spacecraft #orionspacecraft #space #science #news #NASA #astrodon #photography #Artemis2

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Artemis II Recovery (NHQ202604110026)

NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, hugs the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. Koch, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, Friday, April 10 at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07p.m. EDT). Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ing

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Daniel Pomarède @pomarede@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

Boosted by @hypebot@tacocat.space

Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras (top right & bottom left) and zodiacal light (bottom right) is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun. https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/hello-world/ #Earth #Artemis #Artemis2 #Orion #Integrity #OrionIntegrity #spacecraft #NASA #Moon #space #aurora

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Hello, World - NASA

An Artemis II astronaut took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft's window after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras

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