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1,969 Piece Saturn 5 Lego Rocket to Go on Sale June 1st
The iconic rocket that went to the moon is set to make a return as a 1:110 scale Lego Rocket. Standing a circa 1 meter tall when assembled the rocket has been created to commemorate the “icon of space exploration”. With 1,969 pieces even this number is not incidental as 1969…
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Lost UK Beagle 2 Probe Found on Mars
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has found the lost Beagle 2 probe – developed in the UK and launched on 2nd June 2003 – intact on the surface of Mars. Beagle 2 was set to make a soft touchdown on Mars on Christmas Day 2003, by a combination of parachutes and…
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Quadcopter Style Drone May Offer Better Safe Landings for Mars Rovers
Quadcopters and drones are proving to be one of the most popular bits of technology of the last decade, and a team at the ESA are discovering that they’re not only great fun here on Earth, but could also provide us with benefits on Mars. The ESA recently tested a…
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Telescopes, Lunar Landers And Commercial Developement On The Moon
We are perhaps taking the first step in colonizing our Moon. The last time a human visited the Moon was in 1972, since then only unmanned spacecraft have visited the Moon. Wired.com recently reported that two companies are working together to create a scientific and commercial base on the moon, International…
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