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8-Dec-09

Branson hails Virgin's SpaceShipTwo 'the sexiest spaceship ever

"As Britain's most visible showman-entrepreneur unveiled his latest creation in the southern California desert last night – a giant fantasy of a flying machine that promises to take tourists out of the Earth's atmosphere into...

Category: Space

17-Nov-09

How to explore Mars and have fun

"A Nasa website called "Be A Martian" allows users to play games while at the same time sorting through hundreds of thousands of images of the Red Planet." "Players at Be A Martian can earn points in one game by helping Nasa...

Category: Space

10-Nov-09

From the space race to human race

"Forty years on from humans reaching the Moon, it is time for another epochal moment in history, says John Manoochehri. In this week's Green Room, he calls for us to recapture the spirit that took us into space and use that...


2-Nov-09

European water mission lifts off

"A European satellite is set to provide major new insights into how water is cycled around the Earth. The Smos spacecraft will make the first global maps of the amount of moisture held in soils and of the quantity of salts...

Category: Space

27-Oct-09

New Nasa rocket prepares to fly

"A rocket designed to replace the aging space shuttle is set for its first test-flight, despite questions over the future of the programme."

Category: Space

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