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Commercial ventures planned for moon - Nasa

Nasa intends to follow the International Space Station programme with astronaut visits to an asteroid by 2025 and to Mars about a decade later.

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Ecuador satellite hits Soviet-era space junk

Despite the collision, which occurred above the east coast of Madagascar, the satellite seemed to be holding its course.

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Ecuador warns satellite could hit rocket remains

An Ecuadoran satellite launched last month could collide with the remains of a Russian rocket, the country's civilian space agency warned.

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An airplane passes in front of the moon. Corporate researchers may be living on the moon by the time Nasa astronauts head off to visit an asteroid in the 2020.

Commercial ventures planned for moon - Nasa
May 25 2013 at 09:00

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A tiny Ecuadoran satellite that collided in space with the remains of a Soviet rocket survived the crash, but was damaged and is not transmitting, Quito's space agency said. Picture: youtube.com

Ecuador satellite hits Soviet-era space junk
May 24 2013 at 09:00

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A tiny Ecuadoran satellite that collided in space with the remains of a Soviet rocket survived the crash, but was damaged and is not transmitting, Quito's space agency said. Picture: youtube.com

Ecuador warns satellite could hit rocket remains
May 23 2013 at 09:18

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British astronaut Major Tim Peake speaks with British Prime Minister David Cameron in 10 Downing Street, London.

'So you can fly up to space? Big deal!'
May 22 2013 at 09:41

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British astronaut Major Tim Peake leaves 10 Downing Street following a meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron in central London.

So you want to be a spaceman?
May 21 2013 at 18:00

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Bion-M, part of the Russia's space program, is to conduct fundamental and applied research in space biology, physiology and biotechnology while in orbit.

Mice, gerbils perish in space flight
May 21 2013 at 09:39

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Dawn breaks over a radio telescope dish of the KAT-7 Array. Picture: Reuters

Son of SKA chalks up galactic first
May 20 2013 at 15:30

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Dawn breaks over a radio telescope dish of the KAT-7 Array. Picture: Reuters

Lanlard will soon be a gastronaut
May 20 2013 at 15:00

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Bion-M, part of the Russia's space program, is to conduct fundamental and applied research in space biology, physiology and biotechnology while in orbit.

Russia retrieves animals from space
May 20 2013 at 09:52

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Hundreds of meteoroid impacts on the moon, detected by Nasa's lunar monitoring program, are pictured in this undated Nasa handout photo.

Meteoroid impact triggers bright flash
May 20 2013 at 09:52

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