A pair of Northrop T-38 Talon supersonic jets accompanied Enterprise during its test flights. The image above was taken on October 12, 1977 as the prototype vehicle headed for a landing at Dryden Flight Research Station.
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The SMILE mission will spend three years studying how our planet's magnetosphere interacts with solar weather.
The tool isn't a one-step solution to the complex task of mission planning, but it will be a useful in evaluating the best trajectory for each mission, the researchers say.
The tiny chip could allow spacecraft to make decisions on their own without human input.
Space archeologists suggest Venus does a better job at preserving artifacts than previously believed.
SLS is ready to fly and will feature three shuttle-era engines that have already flown to space.
