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Now playing Next Thailand All 12 boys and football coach rescued from flooded Thailand cave After 17 days underground, their ordeal is over. 10/07/2018
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Now playing Next Thailand Elon Musk to aid Thailand in rescue of trapped boys Elon Musk has announced on Twitter he is sending help to Thailand for assistance in the rescue operation of 12 trapped boys and their football coach. 06/07/2018
Now playing Next world news SpaceX rockets are way bigger than you thought If you thought the Statue of Liberty was tall, wait 'til you see this. 21/06/2018
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Now playing Next USA SpaceX makes successful launch of new Block 5 rocket An updated version of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, tailored for eventual crewed missions for NASA, made its debut launch on Friday from Florida's Cape Canaveral carrying a communications satellite for Bangladesh into orbit. 12/05/2018
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Now playing Next world news Did another advanced species exist on Earth before humans? New paper explains how we might go about looking for evidence of earlier civilizations. 30/04/2018
Now playing Next USA Space X launches NASA planet hunter New telescope will look further than before for new worlds capable of sustaining life, and compile catalogue for global astronomers to use. 19/04/2018
Now playing Next United Kingdom ‘Space harpoon’ to capture orbiting junk heads to ISS The British-designed satellite is equipped with a net for capturing space litter and a harpoon for spearing and hauling in bigger objects. 03/04/2018