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Why space tourism is worth the risk

Space

Why space tourism is worth the risk

Accidents will happen as commercial space travel develops, but if we want more widespread space flight we shouldn't be deterred by them

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Rosetta: Days from the toughest space landing ever

Space

Rosetta: Days from the toughest space landing ever

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Technology

Flying blind

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Cargo rocket explosion is a blow for commercial space

Space

Cargo rocket explosion is a blow for commercial space

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Personal helicopter will be as easy to drive as a car

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Personal helicopter will be as easy to drive as a car

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Sleepy sun could make Mars trips deadly

Space

Sleepy sun could make Mars trips deadly

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Why closing borders won't stop Ebola's rampage

Health

Why closing borders won't stop Ebola's rampage

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China set to launch probe on round trip to the moon

Space

China set to launch probe on round trip to the moon

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Secret US spaceplane lands after 674-day mission

Space

Secret US spaceplane lands after 674-day mission

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Space

Software will let spacecraft find water on planets

Software that can identify water plumes on moons and comets is the next step toward autonomous landers that explore planets autonomously

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Life

Mini MRI to check bone health on space station

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Earth

Up with the thunderclouds above the Amazon rainforest

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Space

Nowhere to hide: the danger of satellite spies

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Space

World's first space detective agency launched

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