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Static electricity worry halts NASA rocket test flight
17:19 27 October 2009 | 19 comments
The threat of 'triboelectrification' forces NASA to postpone the first scheduled launch of the Ares I-X, a prototype of the rocket intended to replace the space shuttle
Space debris threat to future launches
16:49 27 October 2009 | 21 comments
Rocketing volumes of space debris are going to add significantly to the complexity of future space flights
What's the point of a fake 500-day Mars mission?
14:47 22 October 2009 | 29 comments
Volunteers are being asked to play astronauts on a simulated Mars mission – but it's not the only way to learn how long-haul spacefarers will cope