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January 31, 2013

Columbia space tragedy, 10 years on
Washington (AFP) Jan 31, 2013
NASA on Friday will commemorate the loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its seven astronauts a decade ago, a landmark incident that triggered the end of the shuttle mission. The US space agency's Administrator Charles Bolden will join other senior officials participating in a ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery just outside Washington that will also honor others killed in space-related incidents. Three American astronauts died after a fire swept through the Apollo 1 aircraft during a ... read more

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Russia's Troubled Rocket Cleared for Launch

Spacecom And Spacex Announce Agreement For Amos-6 Satellite Launch

S. Korea joins global space club with satellite launch

Ridges on Mars suggest ancient flowing water

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Curiosity Maneuver Prepares for Drilling

US, Europe team up for moon fly-by

Russia to Launch Lunar Mission in 2015

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MicroCarb satellite launches to map global carbon dioxide emissions from space

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Rollable solar array by GalaxySpace redefines satellite compactness and power efficiency

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Iran Manufacturing Hi-Tech Spacesuits

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Possible Clues to Ancient Subsurface Biosphere on Mars

Competition for hypersonic vehicles resumes

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NASA to Send Inflatable Pod to International Space Station

Reull Vallis: a river ran through it

Bubbling up Organics in an Ocean Vent Simulator

US company aims to 'harvest' asteroids

NASA Selects Experimental Commercial Suborbital Flight Payloads

Opportunity Investigating Light-toned Veins in Rock Outcrop

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