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Some high-density airspace regions could have as high as a 26% of being affected by an uncontrolled rocket body reentry.
"In short, there is a 26 percent chance of an uncontrolled space debris reentry in busy airspaces such as the Northeastern United States or Northern Europe each year," said Ewan Wright at the ...
Rocket Lab delivers its third spacecraft for Varda's W-3 mission, advancing space manufacturing, despite a dip in stock price ...
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but he said this is the first time he’s aware of its use for tracking space debris. Fernando first tested the idea to track the controlled reentry of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in September ...
The Pioneer spacecraft integrates with Varda’s W-Series reentry capsule, which brings back goods made in space. Rocket Lab signed a contract with Varda in 2021 to supply four spacecraft based on ...
Once on-orbit production is complete, Rocket Lab and Varda will conduct in-space operations, reentry positioning maneuvers to deorbit, land, and recover Varda's capsule in Australia at the Koonibba ...