Let’s take a look back at the last month of 2023 and what happened beyond low Earth orbit. In December 2023, we had spacecrafts celebrating more than 20 years in space. And a successful lunar orbit insertion.
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October 2023 beyond low earth orbit
In October 2023, we saw a spacecraft launch on a mission beyond low earth orbit, and two spacecraft celebrated anniversaries of more than a decade. Read on to learn more.
August 2023 beyond low earth orbit
Let’s take a look back at what happened in August 2023 beyond low earth orbit. We had anniversaries, a mission that failed but also a first in spaceflight.
Somewhere out there #3 – How to generate electricity in space?
After surviving the lack of air, you found yourself in an entirely dark space. To change that, we added a window to our new home in space. You notice that it’s still quite dark while drifting around in there. Let’s address that and see what else comes up in this episode of Somewhere out there.
Lucy’s return to Earth
Today, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will return to Earth. But it will not stay here, instead it will only do a flyby to pick up more speed to get to its destination. So, what is its destination, and what is its mission? Let’s take a closer look at NASA’s Lucy mission.
Changing the orbit of an asteroid – NASA’s Dart mission
On 26th September 2022 NASA will intentionally crash a spacecraft into an asteroid. Why are they doing this, you ask? To test, if it is possible to change its orbit. Still not sure why this is important? Let’s take a closer look at the mission and its goals.
Let’s explore Webb’s first images
A couple of days ago, the first images of the James Webb Space Telescope were published. Have you seen Webb’s first images already? They are astonishing! Let’s take a closer look at two of them and try to understand, what we are seeing in the images.
Active spacecrafts at Mercury, Venus and in heliocentric orbit
We already looked at spacecrafts at some planets in our solar system. But we haven’t covered all of them. Let’s take a look at the other inner planets. Are there spacecrafts at Mercury or Venus? Or maybe even somewhere in between the planets? Do you know? Let’s find out!