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SpaceX Posts Drone Flyby Video of Falcon Heavy Rocket
2018-01-03 20:52:44| Extremetech
SpaceX has ironed out all the wrinkles with its Falcon 9 launches, but it's about to try something new and potentially crazy. The post SpaceX Posts Drone Flyby Video of Falcon Heavy Rocket appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Astronomers Will Photograph Asteroid Probe During Earth Flyby
2017-09-07 17:45:08| Extremetech
As the probe executes a flyby of its home planet in the next few weeks, astronomers around the world will be watching the sky to get one last look at OSIRIS-REx before it heads off to the asteroid Bennu. The post Astronomers Will Photograph Asteroid Probe During Earth Flyby appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Juno makes a death-defying swoop for its first and closest flyby of Jupiter
2016-09-01 18:24:18| Extremetech
It's the tankiest of spacecraft, but even with its crazy titanium radiation vault, Juno won't survive its mission to Jupiter.
Cassini finds interstellar dust during its Solstice flyby of Enceladus
2016-04-20 18:20:58| Extremetech
Sent to dive into cryovolcanic plumes on Saturn's moon Enceladus, the Cassini orbiter managed to get stardust in its electronic eye.
Newly discovered asteroid making a close flyby of Earth on Halloween
2015-10-21 13:30:50| Extremetech
NASA has confirmed a large asteroid will make a flyby of Earth on Halloween, but we only spotted it earlier this month.