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US must play nice with China to put astronauts on Mars

Space

US must play nice with China to put astronauts on Mars

If NASA wants to help humanity survive in the long term, it needs to send people to Mars – but how will the space agency afford the trip?

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SpaceX unveils sleek, reusable Dragon crew capsule

Space

SpaceX unveils sleek, reusable Dragon crew capsule

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Space hopefuls dine on worms in 'Moon Palace' module

Space

Space hopefuls dine on worms in 'Moon Palace' module

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NASA lets enthusiasts reboot zombie 1970s spacecraft

Space

NASA lets enthusiasts reboot zombie 1970s spacecraft

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Earth's backup: Sending religious texts to the moon

Life

Earth's backup: Sending religious texts to the moon

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Earth

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Astronaut sows first fresh veg in NASA space 'garden'

Space

Astronaut sows first fresh veg in NASA space 'garden'

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Wannabe Mars colonist endured 10 South Pole winters

Space

Wannabe Mars colonist endured 10 South Pole winters

Opinion

Art takes a shot at the moon

Space

Art takes a shot at the moon

CultureLab

A brief history of space flight – in numbers

Space

A brief history of space flight – in numbers

Thirty-one astronauts have been to Mars and back, or put in enough hours in space, anyway – just one of the insights from the stats of space flight

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Space

Take the helm of a real Apollo moon lander

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Space

Peek inside a Russian cosmonaut's dressing room

Regulars

Space

Red lettuce and dinosaur germs head to space station

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Space

Space shuttle carrier plane heads out on Texas convoy

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