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1. Space tourism flies into a legal black hole
With sub-orbital spaceflights for tourists just around the corner, do we need tougher regulations to ensure the safety of spacecraft?
Paul Marks 03 November 2008
From magazine issue 2680 Labeled: Technology Space
2. Sun shines on future Mars colonies
Despite problems with NASA's Phoenix lander, the Sun's rays could match nuclear power for powering a human base on Mars, say energy specialists
Paul Marks 17 November 2008
From magazine issue 2682 Labeled: Technology Space
3. Virgin Galactic announces its first 100 space tourists
The lucky amateur astronauts, who will take suborbital flights in 2008 or 2009, include a woman in her 90s and a honeymoon couple
Paul Marks 13 December 2005
4. Inflatable robots could explore Mars
Forget giant rovers - a fleet of inflatable, spherical robots could one day roam the Red Planet
Paul Marks 30 May 2008
5. Space weapons could make orbit a no-fly zone
The US Pentagon plans to spend $1 billion inventing weapons to attack satellites - is that such a good idea?
Paul Marks 13 April 2006
From magazine issue 2547 Labeled: Technology Space
6. Political infighting threatens Europe's satnav plans
The eight European countries appointed to run the Galileo network are squabbling over where to locate key operations centres
Paul Marks 14 March 2007
7. Forget rockets go to Mars in a cosmic fruit bowl
A grapefruit spiked with cherries on sticks may be the ideal spacecraft shape to protect astronauts from dangerous cosmic radiation
Paul Marks 13 October 2007
From magazine issue 2625 Labeled: Technology Space
8. Will a flying carpet take us to Pluto?
A giant flexible solar panel that is unfurled into space like a carpet could one day make long-haul spaceflight possible without nuclear propulsion
Paul Marks 28 April 2006
From magazine issue 2549 Labeled: Technology Space
9. NASA prepared for shuttle emergency
If the shuttle is damaged during its planned launch on 1 July, NASA has several options to keep its crew safe - but the orbiter itself would probably be
Paul Marks and Kelly Young 27 June 2006
10. Manned spacecraft to get black boxes
Sending people into space will always be risky. So it's time to fit aircraft-style flight recorders to their vehicles
Paul Marks 23 April 2005
From magazine issue 2496 Labeled: Technology Space
