[HN Gopher] Rare X-ray images of a 4.5-ton satellite that return...
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       Rare X-ray images of a 4.5-ton satellite that returned intact from
       space
        
       Author : giuliomagnifico
       Score  : 38 points
       Date   : 2025-11-26 18:02 UTC (3 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.empa.ch)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.empa.ch)
        
       | jagged-chisel wrote:
       | This kind of reads like an investigation of some unknown object.
       | Seems like the intent is to better understand how the thing was
       | affected during use and on re-entry and improve future reusable
       | craft.
        
       | dreamcompiler wrote:
       | It didn't reenter and somehow fail to burn up. It was captured
       | from orbit and brought back by the space shuttle.
       | 
       | Still a very interesting analysis.
        
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