Pioneer 11 is just one of five spacecraft currently on a trajectory that will take it out of the solar system. And in some 4 million years, this robotic emissary from Earth, which sent its final ...

The plaque was unveiled by Swindon South MP and Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander and sits above the front door of Mr Hurst's final residence on Taunton Street.

As a reminder that Pioneer 11 is venturing out on its own, its NASA Solar System Exploration page's elapsed time is frozen at 22 years, 7 months, 17 days, 21 hours, 49 minutes -- the last time ...

Before the early 1970s, NASA’s planetary science missions stuck close to the metaphorical coastline, sending robotic spacecraft to the Moon, Mars, Venus, and Mercury. It would be the twin ...

Each Pioneer spacecraft for Varda’s W-series missions delivered critical mission functions for Varda’s 120kg capsule including power, communications, propulsion, and attitude control.

A mere fifty years ago, Pioneer 10 launched and became the first unmanned mission to Jupiter. The mission revealed new details about the Solar System — and sent a message to aliens.

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) stock jumped sharply in afternoon trading Wednesday, gaining 8.9% through 2 p.m. ET after announcing the return to Earth of a Rocket Lab Pioneer spacecraft it built for ...

Rocket Lab’s Pioneer spacecraft supports Varda’s 120kg manufacturing capsule on orbit, providing power, communications, propulsion, and attitude control for the mission.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) USA announced its third Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries is successfully operating on orbit. The W-3 mission launched March 14, from Vandenberg Space Force Base at ...

Rocket Lab launched its first spacecraft for Varda in June 2023. The companies successfully landed the re-entry capsule in February. Varda received permission from the FAA for the second launch ...

What Happened: Rocket Lab on Tuesday said it successfully delivered its second Pioneer spacecraft to Vandenberg Space Force Base and completed production and testing of a third spacecraft for Varda.

In 1977, it was a golden record, now scientists are sending a "message in a bottle" plaque into space to communicate with aliens. NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will carry a message when it ...