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First year-long stay on the ISS about to begin

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First year-long stay on the ISS about to begin

One twin will spend the year in space, the other on the ground. Monitoring their health could let us tease apart the effects of space flight from genetics

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World's biggest and strongest rocket booster fires up

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World's biggest and strongest rocket booster fires up

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The spacecraft stack set to fly in pyramid formation

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The spacecraft stack set to fly in pyramid formation

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NASA's Dawn becomes first probe to orbit dwarf planet

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NASA's Dawn becomes first probe to orbit dwarf planet

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Tiny CubeSats could hitch a ride with ESA mission

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Tiny CubeSats could hitch a ride with ESA mission

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Dawn spacecraft set for first visit to a dwarf planet

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Dawn spacecraft set for first visit to a dwarf planet

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First photo of Earth from space was from deadly rocket

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First photo of Earth from space was from deadly rocket

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The plan to find alien life in Europa's icy seas

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The plan to find alien life in Europa's icy seas

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Actual race on moon could decide Lunar XPrize winner

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Actual race on moon could decide Lunar XPrize winner

Three rovers may travel to the moon together, meaning the prize would be determined by a sprint finish on lunar soil

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Crunch time for Mars One to avoid two-year delay

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Neil Armstrong's secret bag of moon-landing souvenirs

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Bold spacecraft prepare for lift off – and re-entry

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One Per Cent

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