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'Space diver' to attempt first supersonic freefall

Space

'Space diver' to attempt first supersonic freefall

A daredevil who parachutes from skyscrapers will try to smash the nearly 50-year-old record for the highest ever jump, becoming the first person to go supersonic in freefall

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Ares I is 'safest choice' to replace shuttle

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Ares I is 'safest choice' to replace shuttle

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NASA feels 'plutonium pinch' earlier than expected

Space

NASA feels 'plutonium pinch' earlier than expected

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Wanted: four 'vyomanauts' for Indian spaceflight

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Kepler telescope spots 'Styrofoam' planet

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Kepler telescope spots 'Styrofoam' planet

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Top 10 space stories of 2009

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Top 10 space stories of 2009

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2009 review: The year in space

Space

2009 review: The year in space

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Engage the x drive: Ten ways to traverse deep space

Space

Engage the x drive: Ten ways to traverse deep space

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2010 preview: The space shuttle's last ride

Space

2010 preview: The space shuttle's last ride

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NASA to get budget boost for exploration, says analyst

The agency is sure to get an injection of cash to rescue its faltering space programme, says a Washington insider – but probably not the $3 billion recommended

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Space

Strange 'Norway spiral' was an out-of-control missile

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Second stalled wheel may doom Mars rover

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Burt Rutan: Behind the scenes at SpaceShipTwo roll-out

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Space

Why we shouldn't release all we know about the cosmos

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