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Boeing and SpaceX bag NASA's $6.8bn space taxi prize

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Boeing and SpaceX bag NASA's $6.8bn space taxi prize

NASA has announced that two private companies, Boeing and SpaceX, will start launching astronauts to the International Space Station in 2017

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Water-splitter could make hydrogen fuel on Mars

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Low gravity makes astronauts prone to falling over

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Low gravity makes astronauts prone to falling over

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No easy parking spot for first-ever comet landing

Space

No easy parking spot for first-ever comet landing

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'Soccer-ball' robots to patrol space for deadly junk

Space

'Soccer-ball' robots to patrol space for deadly junk

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Myths and reality of the Nazi space rocket

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Myths and reality of the Nazi space rocket

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Soviet dog spacesuit for pooches with the right stuff

Space

Soviet dog spacesuit for pooches with the right stuff

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Voyager 2's view of solar system's edge will be unique

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Voyager 2's view of solar system's edge will be unique

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Europe launches two satellites into wrong orbit

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Five sites shortlisted for Rosetta's comet landing

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Five sites shortlisted for Rosetta's comet landing

In orbit around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe has whittled down potential targets for its Philae lander

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Rosetta probe poised to touch and taste a comet

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Sleep tight? Not a chance if you're in space

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US is wasting money on too many spy satellites

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Snap-happy space fans deserve quick pics

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