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The most striking images from this week's top stories

The key stories of the week, captured by photographers around the world.

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SpaceX rocket lifts-off as French astronaut heads to ISS

The SpaceX launch, delayed from Thursday due to poor weather, will deliver four astronauts to the International Space Station with a recycled capsule and rocket.

USA

NASA picks SpaceX to build lander for next mission to the moon

NASA chose Elon Musk's SpaceX to build the next lander that will carry astronauts to the moon.

Japan

Japanese billionaire seeks eight creatives for paid-for moon flight

Yusaku Maezawa and his guests could become the first lunar voyagers since the last Apollo mission in 1972.

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France

‘My only chance is with Elon Musk’: Quadruple amputee dreams of space

Philippe Croizon, a quadruple amputee that has since become an accomplished athlete, dreams to become the first handicapped person in outer space.

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Test flight for SpaceX's Starship ends in spectacular fashion... again

SpaceX’s second full test flight of its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship ended in another fiery crash landing on Tuesday.

USA

US billionaire to pay for first all-civilian space flight this year

One of the spots on the SpaceX's multi-day flight that will orbit Earth will be awarded via a lottery system.

Eco-Innovation

This groundbreaking rocket uses carbon neutral biofuel

The bio-derived fuel was created using a renewable ingredient commonly found on farms.

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2020 wasn't a great year on Earth - but what about in space?

With so much of the planet's population stuck at home for large parts of the year, 2020 has at least been a good one for looking up at the sky and taking in the wonders of the cosmos.

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Rocketship bursts into flames as it tries to land vertically

Wednesday's 6 1/2-minute test flight was the most ambitious to date. It didn't end as planned, however.

USA

SpaceX’s Starship test flight explodes on touchdown

An unmanned test flight for SpaceX’s Starship, a rocketship Elon Musk hopes will carry people to Mars, ended in a spectacular explosion upon touchdown on Wednesday night.

USA

SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station

The Dragon capsule pulled up and docked late Monday night, following a 27-hour, completely automated flight from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

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NASA astronauts make historic splashdown to Earth on SpaceX capsule

Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are the first NASA astronauts to splash down for 45 years after staying on the space station for two months on a NASA-SpaceX mission.

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Astronomers irked as SpaceX launches 60 internet-from-space satellites

"I'm a bit afraid of our future view of the night sky when there are 10,000 of them in orbit," said German amateur astrophotographer Marcel Nowaczyk.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. 50 years after the moon landing, protecting the space sector’s intellectual property is vital ǀ View

We have seen a shift in innovation in the space sector from previously state-owned activities to now private [...] activities, operated by the likes of SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic. As a consequence, the protection of intellectual property in the space sector is rapidly increasing.

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Light pollution from SpaceX satellites may block view of stars

After Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully placed all 60 of its first Starlink v0.9 satellites into orbit last week, astronomers and astrophysicists alike have been expressing their concerns over the light pollution they could cause.

USA

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launches on first commercial flight

The massive booster is carrying a Saudi telecommunications satellite into orbit.

USA

Watch: SpaceX's Crew Dragon docks at ISS

The Crew Dragon capsule successfully docked with the International Space Station 27 hours after launching into orbit from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Florida's Space Coast.

USA

Watch this space: Four rockets set for blast-off in busy 24 hours

SpaceX, Blue Origin, Arianespace and United Launch Alliance all have rockets scheduled for lift-off today. Here's how to watch them.

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Aurora Borealis and SpaceX light up night skies

Aurora Borealis and SpeceX light up night skies