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SpaceX aims to put man on Mars in 10-20 years

Private US company SpaceX hopes to put an astronaut on Mars within 10 to 20 years, the head of the firm said.

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created Apr 23, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (38) | comments 93

Obama aims to send astronauts to Mars orbit in 2030s

President Barack Obama set a bold new course for the future of US space travel when he announced plans to send US astronauts into the orbit of Mars within the next three decades.

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created Apr 15, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (27) | comments 48

SpaceX says 'reusable rocket' could help colonize Mars

The US company SpaceX is working on the first-ever reusable rocket to launch to space and back, with the goal of one day helping humans colonize Mars, founder Elon Musk said Thursday.

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created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (22) | comments 64

SpaceX plans November test flight to space station

California-based rocket maker SpaceX said that it will make a test flight in late November to the International Space Station, now that NASA has retired its space shuttle program.

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created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (14) | comments 22

Allen, Rutan plan huge plane to launch spaceships

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan are building the biggest plane ever to haul cargo and astronauts into space, in the latest of several ventures fueled by technology tycoons ...

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created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (14) | comments 32

SpaceX shows off its blackened 'Dragon' craft

Bearing brown and black scorch marks from its fiery tour in orbit in December, the Dragon spacecraft built by US company SpaceX went on display in the US capital on Thursday.

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created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 9

Obama revives capsule from canceled moon program

(AP) -- President Barack Obama is reviving the NASA crew capsule concept that he had canceled with the rest of the moon program earlier this year, in a move that will mean more jobs and less reliance on the ...

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created Apr 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 9

Russia marks 50 years since horrific space launch disaster

Russia on Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of the world's most horrific but long-classified space catastrophe when 126 people were burned alive during a launch pad accident.

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created Oct 24, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 22

NASA hopes to test new spaceship in 2014

There's no firm date yet, but sometime in early 2014 NASA intends to take its first major step toward rebuilding its human spaceflight program.

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created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 15

ISS to be sunk after 2020: Russian space agency

Russia and its partners plan to plunge the International Space Station (ISS) into the ocean at the end of its life cycle after 2020 so as not to leave space junk, its space agency said Wednesday.

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created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (12) | comments 47

SpaceX's 'secret' payload? A wheel of cheese

In the historic launch of its Dragon space capsule Wednesday, Hawthorne, Calif.,-based rocket venture SpaceX didn't carry astronauts or cargo into outer space. ...

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created Dec 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 3

Russian spacecraft lands safely after delays

A Russian Soyuz capsule with three crew landed safely back on Earth from the International Space Station on Saturday after unprecedented problems undocking kept astronauts an extra day in orbit.

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created Sep 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Next-generation US space racers outline plans

A handful of companies competing to make the spaceship to replace the iconic US shuttle said Thursday they are racing to shrink what will be a long gap in flying Americans into space aboard US craft.

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created Apr 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 3

New operating system for space: High-tech tycoons

The tycoons of cyberspace are looking to bankroll America's resurgence in outer space, reviving "Star Trek" dreams that first interested them in science.

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created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 7

White House orders review of NASA space plans

(AP) -- The White House has ordered a complete outside review of NASA's manned space program, including plans to return astronauts to the moon.

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created May 07, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 4