At the behest of Carl Sagan, Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 carry a 152 by 229 mm (6.0 by 9.0 in) gold-anodized aluminum plaque in case either spacecraft is ever found by intelligent life-forms from another planetary system. The plaques feature the nude figures of a human male and female along with several symbols that are designed
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Celestis gained worldwide notice with its very first memorial spaceflight — The Founders Flight, in April 1997. We are honored when we appear in pop culture – check out this cartoon published by The New Yorker magazine about our first launch! Learn more about our upcoming launches at the website link in our bio!
Pioneer 10 (originally designated Pioneer F) is an American space probe, that completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter. Thereafter, Pioneer 10 became the first spacecraft to achieve escape velocity from the Solar System. Pioneer 10 was assembled around a hexagonal satellite bus with a 2.74 meters (9 ft 0 in) diameter parabolic dish high-gain antenna,
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SpaceX is planned to return to flight this Sunday at Vandenberg Air Force Base with the first 10 IridiumNEXT satellites 2017 is going to be an amazing years for SpaceX and space exploration In general/CRS-9 landing …
Westerlund 2��A cluster of young stars – about one to two million years old – located about 20,000 light years from Earth. Data in visible light from the Hubble Space Telescope (green and blue) reveal thick clouds where the stars are forming. High-energy radiation in the form of X-rays, however, can penetrate this cosmic haze,
