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British astronaut Tim Peake is on his way to ISS

A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a three-man international crew, including Britain’s first ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut, Tim Peake, blasted

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The Astronaut Academy: 'This thin blue line makes our planet livable'

Belgian ESA astronaut Frank De Winne is one of the few people who's seen what planet Earth looks like as a whole during his six months on the ISS.

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Copernicus: down-to-Earth opportunities for SMEs reaching for the stars

The Copernicus programme is an EU system providing Earth observation data and information. It delivers operational data on a free, full and open

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Rosetta and Philae celebrate a year of success for ESA

A year on from Rosetta and Philae's exploits, ESA's historic comet lander mission nears its end

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Russia: All-female space crew emerge from moon mission experiment

It was ‘one small step for man…one giant leap for gender equality’ when a team of Russian women emerged from a mock spaceship in Moscow on Friday

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Unlocking the secrets of the Jupiter's Icy Moons

In this edition of Space we set a course for Jupiter, destination of the next European Space Agency mission JUICE. The aim of JUICE (JUpiter ICy moon

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Is there life on Mars? NASA announces liquid water discovered

Under certain circumstances, liquid water has been found on Mars. This was the out of this world announcement from NASA following years of

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The Astronaut Academy: 'Things float. and you float.'

“Living and working in space can be a challenge, because things float, and you float. Which is a lot of fun of course, but you have to get used to

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Rosetta mission: Crunch time for Philae

The Rosetta mission has changed our vision of comets and given us a new outlook on the origin of life in the universe. In this edition of Space, we

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Astronauts take one giant leaf for mankind with space lettuce

It’s a meal that’s literally out of this world. Astronauts have sunk their teeth into food entirely grown in space for the first time. The lettuce

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ISS astronauts poised to eat lettuce grown in space

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Preparing for Mars

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High flyers: how to succeed in the satellite navigation sector

The burgeoning world of navigation and satellite applications offers a wide and lucrative range of opportunities for SMEs. To help European

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The Pluto flyby : what we’ve learnt so far

NASA’s New Horizons probe has flown past Pluto for the first time, marking a historic moment in the exploration of our solar system. The spacecraft

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Spacecraft flies by Pluto after a nine-year journey in space

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Progress resupply craft successfully en route for ISS

It's lift off for the Progress resupply ship, with all signs pointing to a successful connection with the International Space Station on July 5.

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Rosetta space mission extended, ESA announces

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Ariane 5 launches a further two satellites into space

Arianespace has successfully sent a further two satellites into space. The Ariane 5 rocket was launched from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French

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Rogue Russian spacecraft falling back to earth faster than expected

Progress is falling back to earth faster than expected. The unmanned Russian spacecraft, which failed to reach the International Space Station with

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Happy Birthday, Hubble: legendary telescope turns 25

It was launched into space exactly 25 years ago, on 24 April 1990, amid much scepticism. The Hubble Space Telescope did little to silence its critics