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Nasa's astronauts: stranded in space
In the Spotlight Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore's eight-day trip to the ISS has now stretched into weeks amid concerns over their Starliner spacecraft
By The Week UK Published
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Starliner: What went wrong?
Today's Big Question Boeing spacecraft has had a 'long, difficult road'
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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NASA, astronauts shrug off Starliner return trip delay
Speed Read Two astronauts are stuck on the International Space Station due to problems with Boeing’s Starliner
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The long journey to becoming an astronaut
In The Spotlight Soaring into space remains a dream of children and adults alike – but how do you become an astronaut?
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Dark side of the Moon: will the race to lunar South Pole spark conflict?
Today's Big Question Russia and India are competing for the ‘new lunar gold’ – but real contest will be between the US and China
By The Week Staff Published
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North Korea blames Covid outbreak on ‘alien things’
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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How Nasa plans to destroy the International Space Station
feature The US space agency faces a series of challenges to decommission the ISS without endangering lives on Earth
By The Week Staff Published
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David Bowie painting bought for $4 to sell for vast sum
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Tom Cruise planning to shoot film in outer space with Nasa
Speed Read Elon Musk reportedly involved in production of first feature movie made outside Earth
By The Week Staff Published
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Space tourism: how far has the industry come?
In Depth Japanese billionaire advertising for ‘single woman’ to accompany him on trip to Moon
By James Ashford Last updated
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What made the hole in the International Space Station?
Speed Read Sealant and duct tape used to fix 2mm hole in a Russian section of the station
By The Week Staff Published
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Asgardia, the world’s first ‘virtual space nation’
In Depth Revolutionary experiment - or one man’s crazy vanity project?
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Pope and astronauts ponder humanity’s place in the universe
Speed Read Pope Francis asks spacemen about life, love and the view of Earth from the stars
By The Week Staff Published
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Not-so-final frontier: Astronaut Tim Peake to return to space
In Depth UK's first official astronaut says he 'misses the view of planet Earth'
By The Week Staff Last updated
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