spacecraft
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The spacecraft conducted a banking maneuver—tilting to one side—to slow down as it neared the surface.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
It’s a potent cocktail made of Coca-Cola and clear spirits that tavern co-owner Owen Walsh drummed up in honor of the unexpected guest that made landfall a few days ago: a charred spacecraft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The spacecraft, revealed to media last Thursday, will stay in Mars' orbit for around three years and will attempt to land on Phobos.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Intuitive Machines is preparing its IM-3 mission, another example of how commercial spacecraft are becoming part of the infrastructure needed for NASA's Moon Base.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Two spacecraft in the Soviet Venera series have taken pictures down there.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
