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space travel

Boeing, Nasa target early 2023 for first Starliner mission carrying astronauts

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

Boeing, Nasa target early 2023 for first Starliner mission carrying astronauts

By Reuters

Catch a falling rocket with a helicopter? Yes, that's the plan

Catching rockets with helicopters

Catch a falling rocket with a helicopter? Yes, that's the plan

By Reuters

What happens when someone dies in space? Space tourism brings new legal and moral issues

THE CONVERSATION

What happens when someone dies in space? Space tourism brings new legal and moral issues

By Christopher Newman and Nick Caplan

Mars awaits: The dawn of the new space era

ON THE EDGE OF CHANGE

Mars awaits: The dawn of the new space era

By Malibongwe Tyilo

Space food: What do astronauts eat up there anyway?

Maverick Life

Space food: What do astronauts eat up there anyway?

By Malibongwe Tyilo

Virgin Galactic reaches space for first time

World

Virgin Galactic reaches space for first time

By AFP

NASA chooses nine companies to bid on flying to Moon

World

NASA chooses nine companies to bid on flying to Moon

By AFP

Branson says Virgin Galactic to launch space flight 'within weeks'

Business Maverick

Branson says Virgin Galactic to launch space flight 'within weeks'

By AFP

For first time in decades, astronaut quits NASA training

World

For first time in decades, astronaut quits NASA training

By AFP

SpaceX vows manned flight to space station is on track

World

SpaceX vows manned flight to space station is on track

By AFP