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Hubble Space Telescope

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Darwinian spacecraft engine to last twice as long

Ion engines could reach even further into space, as engineers use a genetic algorithm to suggest a grid design that could double lifetime expectancy

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Shuttle Atlantis draws near to its final days

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Shuttle Atlantis draws near to its final days

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Neil Armstrong criticises new space plan in Congress

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Maiden voyage for first true space sail

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Maiden voyage for first true space sail

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Venus orbiter to fly close to super-rotating wind

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Venus orbiter to fly close to super-rotating wind

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Crumbling labs could clip NASA's wings

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Newton's tree joins list of odd items to fly to space

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Newton's tree joins list of odd items to fly to space

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Scramjet with stamina ready for hypersonic test

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Scramjet with stamina ready for hypersonic test

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What would it take to put a walking robot on the moon?

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What would it take to put a walking robot on the moon?

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Out-of-control balloon grounds further NASA flights

NASA is putting its balloon flights on hold after a giant helium balloon carrying a $2 million telescope overturned a car on Thursday

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Moon fountains could answer astronauts' watery wishes

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Laser 'tractor beams' to tidy up space junk

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We're flying to an asteroid – but which one?

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Obama: Asteroid is NASA's next stop in space

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