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August 28, 2014

NASA deep-space rocket, SLS, to launch in 2018
Washington (AFP) Aug 27, 2014
The US space agency's powerful deep-space rocket, known as the Space Launch System (SLS), aims to blast off for the first time in 2018, NASA said Wednesday. The SLS has been in development for three years already, and when finished it should propel spacecraft beyond Earth's orbit and eventually launch crew vehicles to Mars by the 2030s. NASA has now completed a thorough review of the project, signifying formal space agency commitment to the 70 metric ton version of the SLS at a cost of $7.021 bi ... read more

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Emirates paves way for Middle East space program with mission to Mars

NASA's Mars orbiters to witness comet flyby

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NASA's Next Giant Leap

Curiosity's images show Earth-like soils on Mars

India could return to Mars as early as 2017

NASA Rover's Images Show Laser Flash on Martian Rock

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UAE to create space agency, send unmanned probe to Mars

Curiosity Finds Iron Meteorite on Mars

'Dry Ice' Cause of Gullies on Mars

Further Evidence of Dry Ice Gullies on Mars

NASA Mars Orbiter Views Rover Crossing Into New Zone

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