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Space travel
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This Japanese Billionaire Will Be SpaceX’s First Paying Passenger On A Trip Around The Moon
18 Sep 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
SpaceX announced on Monday night that they will be taking their first paying passenger on a trip around the moon. The lucky guy? Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa.
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Space Station Using Duct Tape To Stop Losing Air In 18 Days
31 Aug 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
A search of the International Space Station on Thursday confirmed that there was a leak in the Russian section of the spacecraft, caused by space junk.
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First Picture (Ever) Of A Planet Actually Being Born
03 Jul 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
For the first time ever, scientists spotted a newborn planet being formed in outer space, and managed to capture the action on camera.
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This Space Hotel Will Cost More Than R9 Million A Day [Video]
09 Apr 2018 by Reinhardt / 1 Comment
With commercial space travel on the horizon, several companies are exploring more affordable options for wannabee astronauts. Affordable for who?
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Jeff Bezos’ Spaceship For Tourists Is Quite Larny
30 Mar 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Illustrations of Blue Origin’s suborbital space vehicle have been released, and they show that if you choose their space-travel package, you’ll be in for one cushy ride.
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You Need To Watch This Trailer About The Moon Landing Being Faked [Video]
19 Sep 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Everyone loves a good conspiracy theory, and they don’t come much bigger than the moon landing. This film offers an interesting perspective.
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How Authorities Turned A Blind Eye As Richard Branson Got Carried Away With Virgin Galactic
29 Jul 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Richard Branson can talk a pretty good game and carries with him some considerable financial clout. It looks like both of those assets may have been used to his advantage.
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Our Top 10 Interesting Facts About Planet Pluto
16 Jul 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
As the New Horizons probe makes history and comes the closest we have ever been to Pluto here’s ten interesting facts about the (dwarf) planet so you can sound informed.
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Floating Food! Insane Pics From Scott Kelly’s Stay Aboard The International Space Station
01 Jun 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
All those people that do those “a photo a day for a year” projects – this guy is beating you all because he is doing it from the International Space Station and you’re doing it from your bathroom.
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SpaceX Almost Nails Ocean Platform Landing
15 Apr 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
It was a case of third time almost being the charm for Elon Musk and the SpaceX project. Yesterday’s attempt was the closest they have come to nailing the much sought-after platform landing.
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SpaceX Is Now Trying To Land Rockets On Floating Platforms
14 Apr 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Two amazing things are set to happen today with regards to space travel. one of them is probably more important than the other, but that depends on personal opinion.
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When You Take A GoPro To Space [Video]
13 Apr 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Watch two astronauts going out for a stroll and performing some maintenance on the International Space Station. Cue flashbacks to wanting to be an astronaut.
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WATCH: Interview With SA Woman Who Is In Final 100 For 1-Way Trip To Mars [Video]
10 Mar 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
You may have heard that there are 100 people competing for the chance to win a one-way ticket to Mars, but did you know us Saffas have five people in the final running?
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VICE Interview With Mars Mission Finalist
20 Feb 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
It takes a special kind of person to want to go live on Mars. We’re not talking a brief visit here guys, we’re talking living and dying on a planet that has less of a vibe than Port Elizabeth.
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Whoah! Elon Musk Has Just Taken Things To The Next Level
30 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is real innovation, and the whole engine was made by a 3D printer…. out of this world!
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Branson’s First Commercial Launch Is Very Soon, With Space Hotel Plans Underway
12 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The first launch of Virgin Galactic’s space flight is expected to happen within in the next three months. It’s launch will be the first commercial trip to space ever. With the historical moment soon approaching, billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson has set his sights on building hotels in space.
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Tech Report: Meet The South African Bound For Mars [VIDEO]
06 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
“Let’s send Kobus to Mars,” is something you will never hear coming out of NASA mission controller’s mouth. The likelihood that a South African would be chosen to go to space, let alone to form a human colony on Mars is not very strong. But through private and public funding, the Mars One Expedition may do just […]
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Muslims Have Been Banned From Living On Mars
21 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Bad news for Muslims dreaming of going where no man has gone before. Islamic clerics have banned Muslims from living on Mars. But there is some logic behind this, considering you will most likely die from the red planet’s harsh environment.
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Reporter Reveals Why He Thinks Virgin Galactic May Never Achieve Space Flight
31 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In Branson Behind the Mask, investigative reporter Tom Bower suggests Virgin Galactic may never achieve space flight. In all actuality there is little in Bower’s book that is not already known about Galactic’s dismal record so far. Branson is a sitting duck because he has so frequently over-promised on his bid to introduce so-called space tourism.
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Meet Kobus Vermeulen – He Could Be The First South African On Mars [INTERVIEW]
24 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
“Let’s send Kobus to Mars,” is something you will never hear coming out of NASA mission controller’s mouth. The likelihood that a South African would be chosen to go to space, let alone to form a human colony on Mars is not very strong. But through private and public funding, the Mars One Expedition may do just that.
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Whoah! Stunning Footage Of Virgin Galactic’s Latest Supersonic Test Flight [VIDEO]
21 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This new SpaceShipTwo rocket-powered test flight video documents the piloted vehicle’s flight on 10 January of this year, which set a company altitude record by reaching 71,000 feet (21,641 meters). SpaceShipTwo also attained a top speed of Mach 1.4, which is roughly 1,225 kph.
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The Future Is Here – Space Travel Could Be A Regular Thing By 2016 [PICS & VIDEO]
28 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Well, we say ‘anybody’ – but by that we mean anybody who has R750,000 to spare on a trip to space. Yup, a small Arizona-based business, The Paragon Space Development Corporation, has used some existing technology to create a helium balloon that will take passengers to the edge of space.
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Historic Virgin Galactic SpaceShip2’s Supersonic Flight [VIDEO + GALLERY]
30 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
First flight of the SpaceShipTwo goes supersonic. Virgin Galactic’s rocket has taken flight over California with Richard Branson watching every move. Watch SpaceShipTwo’s first flight.
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Dilithium Crystals From Star Trek Could Be Used To Fly Astronauts To Mars – Really
29 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Remember how the fictional dilithium crystals were used to make travel faster than the speed of light in Star Trek: The Next Generation? Well those crystals – or crystals with an uncanny similarity to them – may be coming to the real world in one of the best instances of art imitating life that we’ve ever seen.
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They’re Making A Mars Colony Reality Show – Apply Here [VIDEO]
23 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Anybody up for winning a trip to Mars? Dutch company, Mars One began looking for volunteer astronauts to fly to Mars on Monday. The departure date is set for the year 2022, with landing set to be in 2023. And they’re going to finance it with reality TV
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WATCH: How Astronauts Sleep In Space [VIDEO]
16 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We all love that feeling of getting into fluffy jammies and cuddling up, horizontally, into our feather down beds. But do astronauts have the same luxury? Think again!
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“I Watched A Large Meteorite Burn Up Between Me And Australia” – Commander Hadfield Answers Excellent Questions From Space
14 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Canadian Astronaut, Commander Chris Hadfield has risen to Twitter fame over the course of the last few months by tweeting beautiful pictures of earth from the point of view of the International Space Station, currently orbiting around the planet at a sedate pace of 27 600km per hour. Consider this one, for example. The Isle […]
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Iran Sends Monkey Into Space – Monkey Not Likely To Be Carrying Ballistic Missile
28 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Iran has successfully sent a monkey into space, just over a year after their first attempt at simian space flight failed, which resulted in the untimely death of the banana-loving pilot. Without disclosing the location of the launch site, Iranian State TV claimed that the ape was sent 120 kilometres into space in an Explorer rocket, and […]
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Mars Landing In 40 Days. NASA’s 7 Minutes Of Terror [Video]
27 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In my opinion this is a far more exciting countdown than the Olympics; in 40 days, NASA’s nuclear powered Curiosity rover will enter the Martian atmosphere, and the landing is the most nerve-racking part for the engineers.
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NASA’s Amazing New Robotic Aerogarden Is How We’ll Survive Off-Planet
14 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Deep space travel is creeping ever closer to becoming a reality and one of the biggest challenges faced, apart from actually getting astronauts to their destination, is providing a constant supply of fresh food, water and air. An ambitious project by students at the University of Colorado and Colorado State University looks take of all of these with one foul swoop.
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