#Turkey unveils space program including 2023 moon mission

#Turkey unveils space program including 2023 moon mission

“#Turkey unveils space program including 2023 moon mission” ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled an ambitious 10-year space program for his country Tuesday that includes missions to the moon, sending Turkish astronauts into space and developing internationally viable satellite systems. Erdogan announced the program, seen as part of his vision for placing…

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#Man launches GoFundMe to send flat-Earther into space

#Man launches GoFundMe to send flat-Earther into space

“#Man launches GoFundMe to send flat-Earther into space” A man fed up with flat-Earthers is crowdfunding a barmy attempt to prove once and for all that our planet is round. Marc Gauld, who describes himself as an “annoyed Scot”, set up a GoFundMe to send one of the deluded conspiracy theorists into orbit. Despite overwhelming…

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#China’s space probe snaps its first images of Mars

#China’s space probe snaps its first images of Mars

“#China’s space probe snaps its first images of Mars” BEIJING – China’s maiden space exploration mission to Mars has captured its first image of the red planet, the space agency said on Friday, some six months after the probe left Earth. The uncrewed Tianwen-1 took the picture at a distance of around 2.2 million km…

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#3 spacecraft arriving in quick succession

#3 spacecraft arriving in quick succession

“#3 spacecraft arriving in quick succession” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After hurtling hundreds of millions of miles through space since last summer, three robotic explorers are ready to hit the brakes at Mars. The stakes — and anxiety — are sky high. The United Arab Emirates’ orbiter reaches Mars on Tuesday, followed less than 24…

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#6 surprising ways satellites make our lives simpler

#6 surprising ways satellites make our lives simpler

“#6 surprising ways satellites make our lives simpler” Almost 3,000 operational spacecraft orbit our Earth. This number is growing constantly, thanks to cheaper materials and smaller satellites. Having this many satellites in orbit can create problems, including space junk and the way they change our view of the night sky. But satellites provide a vital…

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