spacecraft

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There’s a spacecraft and a robot and pirate references, all catnip for sci-fi and dystopia lovers and all very well done.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Measurements of spacetime around the Sun, including data from spacecraft signals, match predictions precisely.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

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

The Orion spacecraft that transported the crew during their voyage ran into several glitches, including a smoke detector going off near the end of the trip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The spacecraft has its own self-contained radioactive power source.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan