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Space Probe Begins Descent to Saturn Moon TitanLa Canada, California - A European-designed space probe broke away from its NASA mothership on Friday on a plunge toward the mysterious Saturn moon Titan, starting a journey researchers hope will end with answers about one of the most puzzling bodies in the solar system. |
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Space Station Receives Badly Needed Food SupplyKorolyov, Russia - The crew of International Space Station received badly needed supplies on Christmas day from an unmanned Russian spacecraft, enabling the mission to continue. |
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Giant Mars rover will search for lifeWashington DC - NASA will search for signs of life on Mars with a giant rover due to launch in 2009. The agency selected the vital instruments that the Mars Science Laboratory rover will carry on Tuesday. |
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First European Craft Enters Lunar OrbitParis, France - The first European spacecraft sent to the moon has entered lunar orbit, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Tuesday. |
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Countdown to solar-sail voyage beginsPasadena, California - A solar-sail spacecraft designed to be propelled by the pressure of sunlight will be launched early next year, the Planetary Society said Tuesday. |
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Canadian astronomer builds liquid mirror telescopeCanada - A Canadian astronomer has built a different kind of telescope that holds huge promise. It?s easy to build, cheap to operate and could have enormous value to NASA and other space programs. It?s called a Liquid Mirror Telescope. |
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Private spacecraft to launch June 21The world's first privately built spacecraft is scheduled to leave Earth on June 21 and -- if successful -- usher in a new era of spaceflight for private enterprise. |
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