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Flying in a spaceplane is like a magic carpet ride

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Flying in a spaceplane is like a magic carpet ride

Virgin Galactic's chief pilot David Mackay on how he's gearing up to take tourists to the edge of space – and why recent tragedies won't stop him

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A Russian spacecraft is spinning out of control – but don't panic

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A Russian spacecraft is spinning out of control – but don't panic

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SpaceX reusable rocket crashes in attempted boat landing

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SpaceX reusable rocket crashes in attempted boat landing

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Reusable Vulcan rockets that parachute to Earth to launch in 2019

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Reusable Vulcan rockets that parachute to Earth to launch in 2019

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Rock grab from asteroid will aid human mission to Mars

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Rock grab from asteroid will aid human mission to Mars

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First year-long stay on the ISS about to begin

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First year-long stay on the ISS about to begin

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World's biggest and strongest rocket booster fires up

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World's biggest and strongest rocket booster fires up

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The spacecraft stack set to fly in pyramid formation

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The spacecraft stack set to fly in pyramid formation

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NASA's Dawn becomes first probe to orbit dwarf planet

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NASA's Dawn becomes first probe to orbit dwarf planet

From its vantage point around one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, Dawn could unlock a time capsule from the formation of our solar system

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Tiny CubeSats could hitch a ride with ESA mission

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Dawn spacecraft set for first visit to a dwarf planet

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Space

First photo of Earth from space was from deadly rocket

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The plan to find alien life in Europa's icy seas

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