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NASA to Pay an Absolutely Ridiculous $70 Million Per Seat to Fly to the International Space Station

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:31:58 +0000

Hitching a ride usually only costs some gas and toll money.

But you’ll have to dig really deep into your pockets for a ride into orbit.

Ever Wanted to Own Land On the Moon? Now You Can

Kacy Collins — Wed, 01 May 2013 13:24:22 +0000

Ever wanted to own property that wasn't located on Earth? Well now's your chance, actually you've had this chance since the '80s but nobody told me that. Dennis Hope, founder and owner of Lunar Embassy Corp of Gardnerville, Nevada, claims that he holds the property rights to nine different planets and has been selling plots of land for years.

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You Can Name a Planet in Outrageous Contest

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:00:27 +0000

Earth, Mars, Neptune – how hard can it possibly be to name a planet?

Now’s your chance to find out.

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See Intense Footage of the Meteor Landing in Russia

Emerald Catron — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:30:36 +0000

Zombies. Man-killing space aliens. Killer clowns. It's okay if these are the first things that run through your mind when you watch this insane footage of a meteor landing in Russia. The meteor crashed into a building, and destroyed it

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Falling Meteor Rocks Russia, Causing Injuries to 500 People

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:55:53 +0000

It may have looked like a scene out of a sci-fi movie, but a meteor racing across the sky in Russia had people scared out of their wits Friday morning.

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Hear the First Song Ever Recorded On the International Space Station

Tom Blunt — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:02:58 +0000

It so happens that several of the astronauts on the International Space Station are musicians, which means that the future could be full of similar transmissions from space.

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Students Send First Burger Into Space

Donald Deane — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:38:32 +0000

Thanks to a group of Harvard students, a fast food burger has boldly gone where no burger has gone before -- into the edge of space. Hey, it's better than eating it. Those things'll kill ya.

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Breaking News – Man Parachutes From Edge of Space

Tom Blunt — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 19:13:27 +0000

Today a base-jumper named Felix Baumgartner attempted a record-breaking high altitude jump from the place where the Earth's atmosphere ends and space begins.

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Newly Divorced Woman Launches Wedding Ring Into Space

Marla Rosenthal — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:29:27 +0000

In the wake of a failed marriage there are many questions. While, "what should I do with my wedding band?" probably isn't atop the "post matrimony to-do list", it's still a loaded question. Recent divorcee Rebecca Gibbs, an uber-creative New Zealander faced with that very question, decided to take matters into her own hands and launch the symbol of her failed marriage into space.

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10 Inevitable Downsides to Commercial Space Travel

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:31:24 +0000

After years of dreaming, waiting, hoping and praying, commercial space travel is finally starting to become a reality — just when you thought an airline couldn’t put more of a distance between you and your luggage.

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