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Crazy plan to 'capture' the rocket to return to Earth by helicopter
US space launch service provider Rocket Lab is intending to implement a 'crazy' plan to pick up a booster rocket when the vehicle launches back to Earth from space.
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SpaceX tests making artificial meat in orbit
SpaceX's Axiom Mission 1 mission on April 6 will bring a special device to the International Space Station (ISS) to research making meat in a zero-gravity environment.
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What would the space station be without Russia?
In the weeks since the war in Ukraine, the International Space Station (ISS) has been seen as a symbol of cooperation for the sake of science and non-politics.
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Why do space rockets often have many stages?
Those of you who often follow space missions will certainly often see space rockets with many stages, here's why they are so
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China successfully launched the first 'hybrid rocket'
Long March-6A rocket using a combination of liquid and solid fuel made its first successful flight on March 29.
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X-37B: Compact spaceship with outstanding US capabilities
The X-37B is an American unmanned self-propelled space plane that worries rivals like China and Russia.
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China develops technology to control space robots with brains
In the future, Chinese astronauts can control the robotic arm of the Tiangong space station with brain waves with 99% accuracy.
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Why does NASA allow male astronauts to stay in space longer than female astronauts?
Under limits set by NASA in 1989, the limit for an astronaut's career is based on the risk of dying from cancer in excess of a maximum of 3% over a lifetime.
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China plans to welcome tourists on Tiangong space station
China is encouraging commercial space tourism. Accordingly, the Thien Cung space station can open its doors to space tourists within the next 10 years.
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Admire the image of the 5,250km2 wide artificial lake seen from space
The European Space Agency (ESA) on March 18 released an image of Lake Nasser, one of the largest man-made lakes in the world, of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite.
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Azuma Makoto - Pioneer in the project of bringing trees into space
Azuma Makoto and his colleagues have brought a 50-year-old white bonsai tree and many other plants such as orchids, hydrangeas, lilies... into space.
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European Space Agency develops equipment to harvest oxygen on the Moon
The European Space Agency plans to deploy a device capable of extracting 70% of the oxygen from the lunar surface by 2030.
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Development of a multi-purpose truck carrying astronauts on the Moon
A California startup is developing a truck to carry people and goods across the rough terrain of the Moon.
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NASA astronaut sets record for longest stay in space
Astronaut Mark Vande Hei will spend 355 days on the ISS before returning to Earth on March 30.
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Space station detector finds source of strange 'blue ray' lightning
Scientists have finally got a clear view of the spark that produces a strange type of lightning called a blue spark.