Move Into Space, but Where?
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At Space 2006, arguments erupt over whether the moon, Mars or a space station should be the central settlement. Each has its advantages and downsides. Robert Lemos reports from San Jose, California.
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Richard Branson conquered the world. Now he wants to fly you to space. By Spencer Reiss from Wired magazine.
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To explore deeper into our solar system, maximum efficiencies may one day be extracted from sound waves. Los Alamos scientists have engine plans drawn up for making a big bang to push a pistonless drive forward.
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Imagine rewiring your house while living in it. Now imagine you're not even sure the new power system will work and you're 220 miles above the Earth. That's the scenario facing astronauts on the second and third spacewalks of the space shuttle Discovery's mission to the international space station, a two-part process scheduled for Thursday and Saturday.
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thatshortkid writes &quot;The Washington Times is reporting on Brazil&#39;s first successful space launch. Since it is closer to the equator, the task of getting up to space is easier, meaning much more cargo room over fuel.
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They were the first to leave the mothership. Now Howard Stern is joining their orbit. What's life like for shock jocks in the zero-gravity atmosphere of satellite radio?
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Far above Earth, where the atmosphere as we know it merges into empty space, lies the thermosphere -- home to space stations and satellites and very thin air. Hardly the kind of place, one might think, where human affairs would have much impact.
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Astronauts have long known that space travel is a good way to diet. The excitement of launch. Thrilling vistas seen from Earth orbit. Floating weightless. Maybe a touch of motion sickness. Who can eat at a time like that?
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By Matt Nauman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec. 10--Elon Musk wants to send humans to space. Here on Earth, though, he wants us to be able to drive very fast electric cars.   You might as well have fun before you leave the planet.
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While the exploration of the Moon and other planets in our solar system is&nbsp;exciting, the first task for astronauts and robots alike is to actually&nbsp;get to those destinations.
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Scientists discuss their prefered targets for the next "flagship" mission to another world.
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico  - A rocket   packed with cargo is set to blast off into space from a desert   launch range in New Mexico, ushering in what its backers say is   a new era of cheap public access to the stars.
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Science & environment: The countdown is on for the first regular space tourists to rocket into space
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Not content to simply stand in one place, NASA's mechanical astronaut has found not one, but two new bodies that will allow it&nbsp;to move across land and space.
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It may seem, from a distance, just one small step. But in a few months, it should prove to have been a giant leap. NASA plans today to roll out from an assembly facility near New Orleans a redesigned fuel
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico  - A rocket   packed with cargo is set to blast off into space from a desert   launch range in New Mexico, an event backers say will usher in   a new era of cheap public access to space.
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Traveling in space has been a desire for many since ages. Nevertheless, it only seems to be coming true in this millennium. Even though we are still years away from mass scale space tourism, the enthusiasm