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Europe prepares for its next step in space: The European Space Agency will have a new director general in October. He will face tough decisions on issues from the funding of space science to the future of the spaceplane Hermes
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Design flaw cripples Hubble telescope
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MPs accuse nuclear industry of distorting costs
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Technology: Satellite operators home in on mobile messages
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Britain fails to harvest full fruits of biotechnology
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Europe’s space science short of money
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Technology: Long haul ahead for Concorde’s successor
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On shaky ground: The great earthquake of 1906 rocked San Francisco to its foundations. Geologists are now discovering why last year’s Loma Prieta quake hit the same spots
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Technology: Chinese crystal makes sense of silicon chemistry
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The forgotten rag that brought down Ariane
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Technology: Electric cars drive away with a tankful of electrolyte
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Three Mile Island group wins battle for radiation data
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