Europe floats future space ideas
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A balloon on Titan, the hazy Saturnian moon, is an idea being discussed by the European space agency.
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It was a staple of 1960s science fiction that the future would involve flying cars and holidays on the moon. While the mass-production flying car hasn&#39;t yet hit the showrooms, the prospects for space tourism have taken a few steps closer.
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A group of European students attempt a new technique for space-capsule deployment -- reeling out a payload on a long line and releasing it into orbit instead of using expensive rockets and altitude adjusters.
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The election on Nov. 2 will have many far-reaching implications, not the least of which is mankind&#39;s fledgling reach into space.
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After years of capturing the imagination of wide-eyed daredevils, dreamers and would-be entrepreneurs, space travel for ordinary people may finally be taking flight.
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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
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PARIS -- The European Space Agency is looking for 12 volunteers with a planetary vision who want to be on the cutting edge and don't get bored easily.
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Sir Richard Branson announces that he has signed an agreement to develop the world&#39;s first privately funded space travel. Photograph: Fiona Hanson/PA.
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European governments should focus more of their efforts on boosting their countries' technological prowess by funding large - oenational champions - rather than small companies whose expansion possibilities are ...
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A pair of robots named ASTRO and NextSat have been working together in Earth orbit, docking, undocking, flying around and refueling, as if they have minds of their own.  Their adventures may herald a revolution in the way we explore space.
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PARIS -- If you have planetary vision, want to be on the cutting edge and don't get bored easily, the European Space Agency may be looking for you.
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Commercial space flight doesn't offer too many opportunities for investors, but there is one tiny prospect.
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Europe&#39;s first mission to the Moon is about to start. The unmanned, solar energy driven SMART-1 spacecraft has entered the orbit around the Moon.
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Europe hopes finally to get its space station laboratory, Columbus, into orbit this Thursday.
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An ESA-designed house that uses technology designed for space could become the basis of the new German Antarctic station, Neumayer-III. The new station has to meet stringent laws set up to protect the Antarctic environment, which is where the use of space technology comes in.
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Regardless, space competitions are poised to become big business.
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The German government is taking a lead in Europe with draft legislation to control data generated by nongovernmental orbital systems.