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Mini space shuttle gears up to chase astronaut dreams

Space

Mini space shuttle gears up to chase astronaut dreams

The size of two SUVs, the privately developed Dream Chaser looks like a baby version of NASA's shuttle – it is designed as a ferry to the space station

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Orion's life-support module prepares for launch

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Orion's life-support module prepares for launch

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Japan's huge magnetic net will trawl for space junk

Space

Japan's huge magnetic net will trawl for space junk

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Snooze-button glitch delayed Rosetta's wake-up

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Snooze-button glitch delayed Rosetta's wake-up

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Up and at 'em: Rosetta craft gaining on target comet

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Up and at 'em: Rosetta craft gaining on target comet

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Billion-dollar call: Waiting for Rosetta to phone home

Space

Billion-dollar call: Waiting for Rosetta to phone home

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Astronaut gut reaction: The microbiome in space

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Astronaut gut reaction: The microbiome in space

Analysis

Moth drone stays rock steady in gale-force winds

Technology

Moth drone stays rock steady in gale-force winds

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Wake up and smell the comet: Rousing the Rosetta probe

Space

Wake up and smell the comet: Rousing the Rosetta probe

Features

Cygnus launch sparks science boom in low Earth orbit

Space

Cygnus launch sparks science boom in low Earth orbit

Ants, antibiotics and a fleet of tiny satellites are now headed for the space station, heralding a scientific and commercial boom in space

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Technology

See the sound a helicopter makes caught on camera

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Space

India's hefty 'naughty boy' rocket comes in from cold

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Robots aren't yet ready to work alone in space

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Water plumes spark a race to Jupiter moon Europa

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