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Plasma thruster gains momentum
6-24-2011 |
6
Australian National University is developing plasma thrusters that could be used in space by 2013.
Atlantis prepares for final shuttle mission
6-19-2011 | 18
After 30 years of space shuttle launches next month will see the end of an era for manned space flight.
Did the Nazis have a space program ?
6-18-2011 | 11
As fans anticipate the release of the film "Iron Sky" we ask was there ever a real Nazi space program ?
Dawn spacecraft approaches asteroid Vesta
6-16-2011 | 5
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has taken remarkable images of its approach towards the massive asteroid.
Stunning images show shuttle at ISS
6-10-2011 | 19
Astronauts have taken a series of breathtaking images of the shuttle docked at the space station.
Juno solar panels complete testing
5-31-2011 | 4
The solar panels that will power the Juno spacecraft on its trip to Jupiter have completed their testing.
Space Adventures offer flights to the Moon
5-24-2011 | 25
US company plans to offer space flight tours including a breathtaking trip around the moon.
US and Europe plan new supply ship
5-6-2011 | 2
ESA and NASA may be working together to develop a new automated space station supply vessel.
Man survives being struck by lightning twice
5-2-2011 | 17
A man jogging along a quiet road gets struck two times by lightning in the space of a minute.
World's first space tourist 10 years on
4-30-2011 | 6
Millionaire Dennis Tito became the world's first space tourist on an eight day trip costing $20m.
China to build space station
4-28-2011 | 24
China has unveiled plans to build a multi-module space station within the next ten years.
50th anniversary of the first man in space
4-12-2011 | 13
50 years ago today cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made history when he became the first ever human in space.
Messenger begins Mercury mission
4-6-2011 | 3
The Messenger spacecraft's year-long mission in orbit around the planet Mercury has now begun.
Treasures of the Soviet Union space industry
3-20-2011 | 1
Richard Hollingham pays a visit to a private space museum containing relics of a bygone era.
Iran launches life capsule into orbit
3-19-2011 | 20
Iran have successfully launched a capsule capable of carrying animals as part of their space program.
Spacecraft becomes first to orbit Mercury
3-18-2011 | 11
NASA's Messenger spacecraft has successfully become the first ever to orbit the planet Mercury.
New treaty to ban space based weapons
3-15-2011 | 68
A new treaty has been proposed to disallow the use of weapons in space for humans and for aliens.
Solar flare disrupts communications
2-19-2011 | 12
A recent solar flare from the Sun has triggered one of the largest space weather storms in years.
Astronauts could hibernate like bears
2-19-2011 | 15
To help them survive long space trips astronauts could be put in to a form of artificial hibernation.
Russian moon recording released
1-24-2011 | 26
The recording details Russia's attempt to land a spacecraft on the moon hours before Apollo 11.
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