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SpinLaunch

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Start-up aims to catapult stuff to space without using rockets

A company called SpinLaunch says it wants to use a centrifuge to slingshot cargo into space, avoiding the need for heavy, pricey rocket fuel

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Tiangong-1 space station

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China's reckless attitude to space debris needs to change

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This record-breaking photo was taken from 6 billion km away

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This record-breaking photo was taken from 6 billion km away

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Tesla Roadster inside Falcon Heavy

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SpaceX set to launch massive Falcon Heavy rocket for first time

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Upstart Electron rocket has made it to orbit for the first time

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Upstart Electron rocket has made it to orbit for the first time

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Safety panel puts brakes on SpaceX’s plan to put humans in space

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Falcon Heavy rocket

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket test is the start of a race to Mars

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NASA plans a launch to Titan or a return to comet 67P in 2025

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NASA plans a launch to Titan or a return to comet 67P in 2025

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Spaceplanes may be the best hope in war on deadly orbiting junk

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Spaceplanes may be the best hope in war on deadly orbiting junk

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The 'space nation' Asgardia just launched its first satellite

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The 'space nation' Asgardia just launched its first satellite

Asgardia is a 'virtual nation' that says it aims to build sovereign colonies in space. On 12 November it launched a satellite carrying its citizens’ data

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Five firms aim to power moon-orbiting way station to deep space

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Astronaut wee could show us how the plumes on Enceladus work

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