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# space-race - Wednesday 15 July, 2020

# Space Race

Bad weather delays launch as UAE races China and US to Mars

Jul 15th 2020, 9:27 AM 9,926 Views 11 Comments

Earth and Mars are unusually close at the moment, a mere hop of 55 million kilometres.

# space-race - Saturday 4 November, 2017

# Space Dog

'I cried as I stroked her for the last time' - It's 60 years since Laika became the first creature in space

Nov 4th 2017, 11:46 AM 30,611 Views 44 Comments

The dog survived for several hours before dying of overheating and exhaustion.

# space-race - Saturday 7 January, 2017

# New Kids On The Rock

China wants to go back to the moon and it could happen as soon as next year

Jan 7th 2017, 7:30 PM 18,945 Views 61 Comments

The country has plans to get to Mars by 2020.

# space-race - Sunday 13 March, 2016

# The Final Frontier

Check out these incredible pictures of the ruins of America's Space Race

Mar 13th 2016, 6:00 PM 33,422 Views 12 Comments

Photographer and academic Roland Miller has travelled across America capturing images of the remnants of an international race long forgotten.

# space-race - Sunday 28 June, 2015

# Space Race

Russia's secret space shuttles have been sitting in plain sight for 22 years

Jun 28th 2015, 7:00 PM 88,406 Views 42 Comments

Take a look at the Buran.

# space-race - Monday 13 April, 2015

# Space Race

A robot rocket is about to chase the ISS across Irish skies at 17,500 mp/h

Apr 13th 2015, 7:46 PM 17,764 Views 16 Comments

The Space X rocket will resupply the space station, but it needs to catch it first.

# space-race - Sunday 30 November, 2014

# Photo Essay

Inside the abandoned rocket bases dotted across the United States

Nov 30th 2014, 4:30 PM 24,455 Views 15 Comments

Many once-important facilities now sit dormant, decommissioned years ago, now rusting in the sun.

# space-race - Friday 19 September, 2014

# Space Race

'It's not like Star Trek': This is a big weekend for NASA's plans to land a human on Mars

Sep 19th 2014, 7:15 AM 12,252 Views 19 Comments

The MAVEN spacecraft, a scout for human explorers, is approaching the red planet

# space-race - Thursday 24 April, 2014

# Boldly Going Going...

Looking to invest in a Soviet-era space capsule? Yours for a cool €1.4 million

Apr 24th 2014, 7:00 AM 4,331 Views 6 Comments

The capsule has been extensively restored to remove all trace of the searing burn marks it picked up on re-entry to Earth’s atmosphere.

# space-race - Saturday 7 September, 2013

# Space Race

5, 4, 3, 2, 1...NASA launches its latest mission to the Moon

Sep 7th 2013, 5:33 PM 7,565 Views 64 Comments

The robotic mission will collect information about the lunar atmosphere and surface to help scientists with their moondust problems.

# space-race - Sunday 11 August, 2013

# Private Spaceships

The new space race, and the startups looking to profit from it

Aug 11th 2013, 9:15 AM 6,473 Views 26 Comments

Whether for personal dreams of adventure or for profit, these companies are doing the engineering and basic science needed to get humans into space.

# space-race - Friday 12 April, 2013

# Space Race

Russia marks Gagarin anniversary with €40bn plan for space supremacy

Apr 12th 2013, 9:56 AM 6,210 Views 30 Comments

It’s just like old times.

# space-race - Monday 30 July, 2012

# LGBT Rights

Astronaut Sally Ride sparks posthumous debate on coming out

Jul 30th 2012, 6:25 PM 7,443 Views 21 Comments

The first American woman in space kept her coming out until her self-penned obituary. Some wish she’d done it earlier.

# space-race - Tuesday 24 July, 2012

# Space

First US woman astronaut in space dies aged 61

Jul 24th 2012, 8:43 AM 3,413 Views 18 Comments

Sally Ride was the only person to serve on the investigations into both the Challenger and Columbia disasters.

# space-race - Wednesday 14 March, 2012

# 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Wednesday

Mar 14th 2012, 8:26 AM 8,808 Views 24 Comments

Nine things to know this morning…

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# space-race - Wednesday 15 July, 2020

# space-race - Saturday 4 November, 2017

# space-race - Saturday 7 January, 2017

# space-race - Sunday 13 March, 2016

# space-race - Sunday 28 June, 2015

# space-race - Monday 13 April, 2015

# space-race - Sunday 30 November, 2014

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