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Jun 29, 2005
Last Chance to Make a Guess on Celestial Fireworks: The Great Comet Crater ContestIf you propel a chunk of metal into a comet at extremely high speed, will it sink like a stone in snow or blast a sizeable crater out of the surface?
Jun 22, 2005
Cosmos 1 May be Lost, But the Search ContinuesIn the past twenty-four hours, the Russian space agency (RKA) has made a tentative conclusion that the Volna rocket carrying Cosmos 1 failed during the firing of the first stage.
Jun 21, 2005
Cosmos 1 Solar Sail UpdateThe Cosmos 1 spacecraft was launched, but officials cannot confirm a successful orbit injection. There are continuing efforts to receive a signal from the spacecraft.
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