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Companies to get off ground in private space race

International corporations vie to build the next generation of capsules that will ferry people and material to space. One of them could hold up to seven people – and not all of them will necessarily...

Commercial space industry shows promise in the US

This month marks two years since NASA’s final space shuttle launch from Florida. The end of NASA’s Space Shuttle program has led to the commercialization of the industry. For years, NASA was only rivalled by...

China lifts off past Europe in space travel

China’s advancing technological prowess has reached the point where is has overtaken Europe in the fields of space research and travel. Germany is also finding ways to assist the Asian nation’s missions. China’s latest space...