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Space is for everyone

Videos Staff Reporter - 3 Dec 2013

Dr Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, says developing countries should be involved in space exploration.

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Astronaut tweets pictures of SA from space

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Apr 2013

An astronaut living at the International Space Station has taken South Africa to new heights by tweeting pictures of the country as seen from space.

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With space shuttle era over, Nasa prepares for Mars mission

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Jul 2011

Nasa announced details of plans on Friday to determine if Mars has or ever had the ingredients for life.

Space shuttle disappears in a puff of cigar smoke

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Jul 2011

Cigars were passed around, flowers brightened desktops and Nasa employees hugged, laughed and cried after the shuttle Atlantis landed one final time.

Astronauts pack up for the last train out of town

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Jul 2011

Atlantis astronauts finished packing more than two tonnes of old equipment and trash on Sunday for the last shuttle ride back to Earth.

Nasa tracks space junk heading for ISS

Article Staff Reporter - 11 Jul 2011

Nasa is tracking a piece of Soviet space debris that could collide with the International Space Station (ISS), the US space agency said on Sunday.

Atlantis blasts off on Nasa’s final space shuttle mission

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Jul 2011

Atlantis blazed a path into history this afternoon when it blasted off on the last-ever mission of the 30-year-old US space shuttle programme.

Endeavour touches down after final mission to space

Article Staff Reporter - 1 Jun 2011

Endeavour glided home for its final landing early on Wednesday and the conclusion of the next to last mission of the shuttle programme

US military’s mini space shuttle lifts off

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Mar 2011

A prototype miniature space shuttle blasted off aboard an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Saturday.

Shuttle Discovery soars into space one last time

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Feb 2011

Discovery blasted off for the last time on Thursday, carrying six astronauts and carting a load of supplies and a robot for the space station.

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