"Following this, there will be further four orbit manoeuvres to make the
spacecraft enter into its final orbit passing over the lunar poles at a distance of about 100 km from the Moon's surface," the space agency said.
"According to telemetry information, the
spacecraft's solar panels are open.
BCT is a vertically integrated
spacecraft manufacturer supporting nearly 40 unique missions with over 70
spacecraft.
Flight controllers applauded and exchanged high-fives once confirmation came through that Osiris-Rex made it to Bennu -- exactly one week after NASA landed a
spacecraft on Mars.
However, the
spacecraft itself has yet to be built and is still in its early stages of development.
The Dawn
spacecraft, which was launched in 2007, does not have enough fuel to turn back towards Earth, so it will be forced to lifelessly orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres, where it was on its last orbit before it died.
Dubai: The UAE's two astronauts in Russia have been learning to operate the Soyuz
spacecraft that will fly one of them into the International Space Station (ISS) in April.
"With these thrusters that are still functional after 37 years without use, we will be able to extend the life of the Voyager 1
spacecraft by two to three years," said Suzanne Dodd, project manager for Voyager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California.
The Cassini
spacecraft is a joint endeavour between NASA, ESA (European Space Agency) and the ASI(Italian Space Agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana).