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I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when watching NASA's new recruitment video for wannabee astronauts. 'We need you!' the stentorian voiceover says. "Human Exploration of Space is what we do at NASA!" it continues, amid shots of past glories and mockups of future wonders, including besuited explorers striding...
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The discovery of large quantities of water on the moon will have very significant implications for human space exploration, according to a UK space expert. The findings by NASA were reportedly made after researchers examined data fr... Read Post

The US plan to send humans back to the Moon is experiencing growing pains.Publicly, NASA has said it plans to launch Orion, an Apollo-like capsule that will replace the space shuttle and will also ferry astronauts to the Moon, by... Read Post

While most proposals for future space exploration involve trips to the Moon or Mars, we don't actually have to land anywhere to break new ground. This plan would establish an outpost further from Earth than any human has ever gone. ... Read Post