Cable cars are one of the hallmarks of Switzerland, along with funiculars and paddlewheel boats. They adorn the country's mountaintops like garlands. While cable cars are most often associated with leisure activities in the ...
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Mar 18, 2019
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The US space agency NASA on Wednesday cast a shadow on the future of its new heavy-lift rocket, the SLS—acknowledging development delays on a project that is already years behind.
Space Exploration
Mar 14, 2019
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The demonstration mission of SpaceX's new Crew Dragon capsule successfully docked Sunday on the International Space Station, passing a key test before it can begin taking US astronauts into space.
Space Exploration
Mar 4, 2019
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SpaceX closes in on human spaceflight with this weekend's debut of a new capsule designed for astronauts.
Space Exploration
Feb 28, 2019
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The first few days of 2019 brought remarkable news from outer space. On January 1 NASA's New Horizons space probe made the most distant planetary flyby ever, and captured images of a small object 4 billion miles away from ...
Space Exploration
Jan 14, 2019
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Friday morning at 5:42 am (0942 GMT), a rocket owned by the US company SpaceX will blast off from Florida carrying two and a half tons of gear from NASA, only to dock three days later and 250 miles (400 kilometers) above ...
Space Exploration
Jun 27, 2018
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Apple's new flagship store on Michigan Avenue is going up for sale and could fetch at least $170 million.
Business
Mar 23, 2018
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When word got out that the Trump administration wanted to end government funding of the International Space Station by 2025, resistance to the idea was swift and forceful.
Space Exploration
Mar 5, 2018
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Could the International Space Station become a commercial venture run by private industry?
Space Exploration
Feb 12, 2018
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A reusable, water-powered Mars lander that will allow humans to explore the Red Planet from an orbiting 'base camp' as early as the 2030s was unveiled Friday by US defence giant Lockheed Martin.
Space Exploration
Sep 29, 2017
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