NASA's OGO-1 satellite completed its deorbit over the weekend, meeting Earth's atmosphere and disintegrating due to the intense friction. The satellite was launched in 1964 and spent over a ...

With so many satellites in space today, when they are no longer functional, they can't simply remain in place. If at all possible, satellites are pushed back into the atmosphere with the final burn of ...

NASA’s satellite-Orbiting Geophysics Observatory 1 spacecraft (OGO-1) that was launched into space in September 1964 will soon be entering the Earth’s atmosphere. According to the National Aeronautics ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Eric Mack is a reporter covering science, sustainability and space. A satellite NASA launched 56 years ago to study Earth’s ...

A NASA space probe has made a remarkable re-entry to Earth, burning up as it hurtled to its doom, a new video has revealed. The vintage Orbiting Geophysical Observatory-1 (OGO) NASA satellite has been ...

NASA’s first Orbiting Geophysics Observatory (OGO-1) had a good run in space, outlasting all its OGO successors to stay aloft for 56 years before finally falling apart in a blaze of glory as it ...

This weekend, a 56-year old NASA satellite is set to be retired in a glorious blaze of fire. The Orbiting Geophysics Observatory 1 (OGO-1) satellite studied how the Sun affects the Earth’s magnetic ...