spacecraft

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It faces a July deadline to launch half of its first-generation satellite system’s 3,232 spacecraft to low-Earth orbit but only has an estimated 239 currently in orbit.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

Goonhilly has been involved in events such as broadcasting the Apollo 11 Moon landing to the world in 1969 and landing a commercial spacecraft on the moon for the first time.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

In the 1980s, we heard about the space shuttle, a reusable spacecraft that would be used for Earth-to-orbit missions, including eventually to the International Space Station.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The Kent Kresa Space Gallery will feature a wide array of spacecraft, planetary probes, telescopes and more.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

A collision with a small boulder could have sent the spacecraft tumbling wildly out of control, its antenna unable to lock on the Earth, its data lost forever.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan