spacecraft

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The third phase of Artemis will involve testing the Orion spacecraft and conducting rendezvous and docking tests with lunar landers.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The mission will be the first attempt to test this type of dual-mode propulsion system on a small spacecraft.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Thirteen plaques will be unveiled across the UK to celebrate Beagle 2, the first British and European spacecraft to successfully land on another planet.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Small reactors also could be used to power spacecraft over longer distances, including to Mars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

None of these spacecraft is imagined to leave the Earth directly.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan