Lower-cost space missions like NASA’s ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs

After a yearslong series of setbacks, NASA’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or ESCAPADE, mission has ...
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NASA ESCAPADE mission examines how solar wind transformed Mars’ atmosphere

NASA’s ESCAPADE mission studies how solar wind removed Mars’ atmosphere, using twin spacecraft to measure atmospheric escape, magnetosphere changes, and space weather impacts.

NASA's Van Allen Probe A to re-enter atmosphere

NASA's Van Allen Probe A is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere almost 14 years after launch. From 2012 to 2019, the spacecraft and its twin, Van Allen Probe B, flew through the Van Allen belts, ...

NASA spacecraft weighing over 1,300 pounds will crash back down to Earth

A NASA satellite weighing over 1,300 pounds will crash back down to Earth on Tuesday after spending 14 years in space, the agency said.
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National Air and Space Museum Welcomes James Webb Space Telescope’s Pathfinder and Parker Solar Probe to Collection

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum welcomes two new acquisitions to the collection—the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) Pathfinder and Parker Solar Probe model. The Pathfinder is a ...