NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft wakes up nearly 6 billion miles from Earth after almost a year in hibernation

The hibernation began in August 2025, NASA said ...

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft wakes from its longest hibernation in good health

Following its longest hibernation period ever of nearly a year, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has emerged in good health and ...

Pluto flyby mission wakes up after long sleep nearly 6 billion miles from Earth

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft recently came out of hibernation to continue its journey through an unexplored part of the ...
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A new Chinese spacecraft just refueled another satellite in orbit for the first time — a docking-and-refuel maneuver that could keep aging satellites running for years

In January 2025, China launched a spacecraft called Shijian-25 with a mission no country had publicly accomplished before: fly up to an aging satellite already in orbit, dock with it, and pump fresh ...
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Scientists Test New Spacecraft Thruster That Uses No Fuel, Just Earth’s Magnetic Field, in Orbit

"It gives you acceleration without fuel." The post Scientists Test New Spacecraft Thruster That Uses No Fuel, Just Earth’s ...
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Starfish Space finds a new partner for docking demonstration mission

Otter Pup 2 was originally intended to attach itself to a flat side panel on the D-Orbit ION vehicle without the need for a docking adapter. Credit: Starfish Space WASHINGTON — Starfish Space has ...
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Space Force’s new MUOS satellites to use Boeing’s 702MP spacecraft platform

WASHINGTON — Boeing will build the U.S. Space Force’s next generation of Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites on its flight-proven 702MP spacecraft platform. The company disclosed the design ...