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Launched SpaceShipTwo space tourist ship
With plans to bring thousands of tourists to space, yesterday, British billionaire Richard Branson officially announced SpaceShipTwo spacecraft before the press.
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Russia successfully launched the spacecraft to ISS
On November 10, Russia successfully launched the Progress M-MIM2 transport ship into orbit, transporting a new scientific research module named MIM-2 and goods to ISS.
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American spacecraft brings worms to space
Space shuttle Atlantis took off yesterday to bring replacement parts and about a million worms to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Russia plans to build nuclear spacecraft
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on October 28 expressed his support for the proposal to build a nuclear powered spacecraft, bringing Russia to the edge of the space ra…
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Spacecraft afraid of garbage
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) has to postpone Japan's plan to launch a transport ship to the International Space Station today for fear of hitting a piece of cosmic tra…
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Japanese spacecraft successfully assembled with ISS
Yesterday morning (September 18), Japan's first unmanned cargo ship HTV successfully assembled with the International Space Station (ISS).
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Discovered ice on Mars
An American spacecraft found evidence of ice on Mars. This is a sign that the red planet can nourish life.
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Spacecraft blocking meteorites rushing towards the earth
British scientists claim that they have successfully built a spacecraft capable of deflecting the path of dangerous meteorites.
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Japan launched unmanned spacecraft
At 2 am September 11 (local time), Japan successfully launched the H-2B missile from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, carrying the country's first unman…
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Garbage blocking the way of the spacecraft
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) decided to let Space Shuttle Discovery dodge the orbit of a piece of cosmic trash before it returned to Earth.
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NASA successfully tested the insulation of gas-powered spacecraft
The US aviation agency has recently successfully researched a type of thermal insulation for gas-powered spacecraft, hoping to slightly reduce the weight of future space…
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Gravity wells can be parking lots for spacecraft
In the space, there are 5 natural parking spots which are very convenient for space travel ships. Some scientists call it
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Aircraft 'piggyback' spacecraft
Atlantis space shuttle yesterday began its journey back to the base in Florida. Bad weather did not allow it to land here after completing the mission in orbit and had t…
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Photographing the spacecraft passing by the sun
Shocking photos reveal the Atlantis space shuttle and the Hubble telescope when both are hit by the sun.
