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Skylab: The trailblazing outpost in space

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Skylab: The trailblazing outpost in space

Forty years on from Skylab's launch, we look back at how the space station taught us much about how humans perform in orbit and how to design future craft

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Return trips to Mars pose unacceptable radiation risk

Space

Return trips to Mars pose unacceptable radiation risk

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Xenon-ion engine makes space travel a rhapsody in blue

Space

Xenon-ion engine makes space travel a rhapsody in blue

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It's time to start mining the moon

Space

It's time to start mining the moon

Opinion

Kepler telescope's planet-hunting days crunch to a close

Space

Kepler telescope's planet-hunting days crunch to a close

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How to build a Mars colony that lasts – forever

Life

How to build a Mars colony that lasts – forever

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Robot glory as Canada puts space arm on banknote

Space

Robot glory as Canada puts space arm on banknote

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Space

Astronauts to get helping hand from soccer ball robots

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SpaceShipTwo goes supersonic on first powered flight

Space

SpaceShipTwo goes supersonic on first powered flight

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Russian space zoo tests to boost astronaut performance

Life

Russian space zoo tests to boost astronaut performance

Mice, geckos and fish aboard Russia's Bion-M1 spacecraft will reveal more about the biological effects of space travel

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Space

'Big Brother' applicants wanted for one-way Mars trip

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Space

Antares rocket launch heats up private space race

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Space

International Space Station to get 787-style batteries

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Space

Obama will reveal $100-million plan to seize asteroid

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