The 38-year-old spacecraft isn't the only satellite named after the'Charlie's Angels' actress. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. While likely an accident, the consequences of FARRAH III's explosion could become serious. It's still unclear why a Cold War-era spy satellite named after famed actress Farrah Fawcett recently exploded above Earth . The secretive reconnaissance craft FARRAH III (officially designated USA-32) launched into orbit aboard a Titan II SLV rocket on September 5, 1988, and likely remained operational for years before exploding on September 13But what was FARRAH III, why was it launched, and what are the consequences of its untimely end?

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The Download: climate tech companies to watch and AI's discovery problem Plus: OpenAI has scrapped a new AI model over safety concerns. With the planet nearing 1.5 C of warming, climate policies being unraveled, and Big Tech backpedaling on its climate ambitions, it can be tempting to give in to climate doom and defeatism. But despite the headwinds, the world has still made incredible progress. That's why publishes its annual list of Climate Tech Companies to Watch . Once a year, we compile a list of 10 companies that we believe have done the most, or have the best chance, to make a real dent in emissions or improve public safety and health. We've now finalized our 2026 list and will publish it on October 6.

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In 1963, a plane flew to space. Why couldn't we go farther? From the record-breaking X-15 to today's hypersonic aircraft, the spaceplane dream never really died. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. A stubby-winged'missile with a cockpit,' the X-15 will take its pilot to the edge of space, 'Popular Science' reported in June 1958. In 1926, when Albert Scott Crossfield was five years old, a priest came to his home to administer the last rites.

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink revealed the Space Force has on-orbit space control weapons to defend against adversary action from China and Russia.

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The LINK probe was supposed to use robotic arms to capture Swift and lift it into a safe orbit. Problems with its control system forced NASA to call off the attempt. The Swift space observatory has been in operation since 2004. It specializes in gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the most energetic electromagnetic explosions known in the universe . Its original mission was supposed to last just two years.