Spaceflight

The Dream Chaser pictured following a 60mph tow test at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, California. Credit: Ken Ulbrich

Whatever happened to spaceplanes?

Wernher von Braun’s proposed spacecraft was based around three reusable Nuclear Shuttles. Credit: Marshall Space Flight Center/NASA

Wernher von Braun’s forgotten mission to Mars

Tim Peake floating in the cupola on the ISS.

Tim Peake’s Soyuz capsule returns to Science Museum, London

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The story of Apollo 9

PHOTO DATE: 06-16-15
LOCATION: Bldg. 7 - SSATA Chamber
SUBJECT: Expedition 46/47 crew member and ESA astronaut Tim Peake during SSATA Chamber dry run.
PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD

Zero gravity changes astronauts’ minds

3D printing technology is making it possible for companies like Orbex to offer low cost space launches
Credit: Orbex

3D-printed rocket headed for space

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Apollo 8: 50 years on

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How will humans get to Mars?

Fresh fruit: enough to put a smile on the face of any astronaut. Here, British astronaut Tim Peake demonstrates how easy juggling is in a weightless environment. Credit: ESA/NASA

What do astronauts eat in space?

01 - Lovell Telescope

60 pivotal moments of the Space Age

Stephen Hawking discusses the future of mankind

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Plans for UK spaceflight announced

Virgin Galactic's first SpaceShipTwo during its third powered flight.

Virgin Galactic on track for 2017 flights

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Elon Musk talks rocket science, and stowaways