How to Use space probe in a Sentence
space probe
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In our experiments, the SCaN test bed was a stand-in for the radio on a deep-space probe.
—Sven Bilén, IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2020
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Next is the thermal test to ensure that the space probe can remain warm enough, scheduled for the end of August but subject to change based on data analysis.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
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The device, which might be a large, heavy space probe, would fly alongside the near-Earth object for an extended period (years to decades) and slowly drag it away from its collision course.
—Govert Schilling, Scientific American, 27 June 2026
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Rushing to catch up, the first US space probe — Explorer 1 — was launched in February of 1958.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
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Los Alamos and Colorado State University researchers reported finding identifiable acoustic signals in fiber cables when the NASA OSIRIS-REx space probe returned to Earth to deliver its capsule of asteroid samples in September 2023.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2025
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