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Both of NASA's Mars orbiters are down for the count

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Both of NASA's Mars orbiters are down for the count

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been offline since August – now, the Odyssey probe is down as well, spelling delays for the twin rovers, which use the orbiters to communicate with Earth

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Shrink-to-fit spacesuit eases astronauts' workload

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Shrink-to-fit spacesuit eases astronauts' workload

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Dark power: Grand designs for interstellar travel

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Dark power: Grand designs for interstellar travel

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New space telescope to hunt for stealth asteroids

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'Frankenstein' fix lets asteroid mission cheat death

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'Frankenstein' fix lets asteroid mission cheat death

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Is this the end for human space flight?

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Is this the end for human space flight?

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NASA seeks its one true glove

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NASA seeks its one true glove

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NASA to restart primate irradiation testing

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NASA to restart primate irradiation testing

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Impact reveals lunar water by the bucketful

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Impact reveals lunar water by the bucketful

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Propelled by light: the promise and perils of solar sailing

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Propelled by light: the promise and perils of solar sailing

Despite earlier failures, the Planetary Society is gearing up to test another solar sail in space in a year – executive director Louis Friedman explains why

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'Space elevator' wins $900,000 NASA prize

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Peter Diamandis: the joy of taking risks

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Controversy erupts over mock lunar lander contest

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Mock lunar lander to vie for $1m prize, despite fire

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