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Piper Alpha rewrites the rules on offshore safety
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Technology: Aircraft firefighters learn a new drill
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Technology: Germany reveals plans for flying into space – Helen Gavaghan reports from the Congress of the International Astronautical Federation
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Germany applies brakes to Europe’s space plans
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Ulysses heads for the Sun
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Science: Mechanical athletes totter towards Olympic glory
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Technology: Odyssey over the top of the Sun
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Technology: Helicopter cuts rotor for safer flight
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USSR space scientists seek NASA-style agency
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Technology: The Farnborough International Airshow – Britain calls for European remote-sensing agency
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Technology: The Farnborough International Airshow – Soviets show off their big bird
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Technology: The Farnborough International Airshow – Engine maker seeks out ceramics
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