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The European Space Agency wants volunteers to take the 520-day trip to Mars. Well ok, a simulated version of the red planet voyage but you would get to go to Moscow and pretend you were on a spaceship.

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Twittering the final frontier

Lots of us follow stars on Twitter but that has become rather passé; the new big thing in the Twitterverse? Going to the stars.

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Japanese astronaut to test no-stink undies

Koichi Wakata, a Japanese astronaut who will be living on the ISS for the next six months, will be testing specially designed underwear that can remain stink-free for much longer than traditional undergarments.

| Opinion | Science | 04/02/09 at 9:00 am |


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China's first lunar probe crashes into the moon

China's first lunar probe made a planned crash into the moon Sunday, completing the first phase of a lunar program partly meant to solidify Beijing’s status as a space power.

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Xinhua runs spacewalk story before astronauts leave Earth

China's official Xinhua News Agency ran a story on Thursday announcing ground controllers were tracking Chinese astronauts sent aloft for the country's first spacewalk, complete with details and quotes from the astronauts. There was just one problem: the astronauts had yet to blast off for the spacewalk, which is scheduled for the early hours of Saturday morning, Beijing time.

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