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Russian Progress cargo ship docks at ISS, bringing vital supplies

“It feels like Christmas in July!” That was the jubilant and relieved message from the International Space Station as a Russian Progress cargo ship –

French Guiana

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

Russia

Russian ISS supply ship spins out of control after launch

Russia says it has not given up on trying to save an unmanned spacecraft that’s spinning out of control and falling towards Earth. The cargo ship was

Spain

Russian spacecraft 'Progress' reportedly spinning out of control

A spacecraft loaded with supplies for the International Space Station is reportedly spinning out of control. Contact was lost with the unmanned

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Kazakhstan

Lost in space: Progress resupply spacecraft temporarily loses signal

The Progress resupply spacecraft was temporarily lost on Tuesday morning (April 28) following take off from Kazakhstan. Russian mission control had

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A satellite revolution in oceanography

Satellite technology is creating a revolution in oceanography as researchers have a flood of new data to understand our planet's oceans and better study climate change. In this edition of Space we hea

USA

'Recycled' rocket experiment fails to dock

US commercial company Spacex failed to land part of a rocket on an ocean platform so it could be used again. The booster landed too hard on the

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Philae, drones, bedbugs and astronauts: How startups take space tech down to Earth

This month’s Space focuses on startups in Europe that are finding everyday Earthly applications for space innovations. There’s a long tradition of

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Lost Mars probe Beagle 2 found on the red planet

USA

Next SpaceX rocket launch attempt expected on Friday

The launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida was called off at the last minute because of a unspecified technical issue, said NASA. The

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IXV: Facing the Challenge of Re-entry

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Close encounter: comet Siding Spring makes close pass by Mars

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E-ELT: Europe's extreme new telescope

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NASA rejects rumours strange light on Mars is UFO

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The real-life space cadets: Abbie, Marc and Maria

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Mapping the Milky Way

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Spacewalk: giant leaps for mankind

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The rocket factory

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The Ministers of Space

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The UK's newfound enthusiasm for space