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  • This UK Industry Is 'Out of This World'  Monday, 20 May 2013 | 7:51 PM ET

    The space business in the United Kingdom is growing fast - The country's first official astronaut has been picked for a stint on the International Space Station. Tom Mackenzie reports.

  • Jump! Richard Branson Wants to Skydive From Space Tuesday, 9 Apr 2013 | 3:28 PM ET
    Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Group founder and chairman

    Sir Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of the Virgin Group, told CNBC he wants to actually jump out of one of his spaceships.

  • Meet ALMA, $1.5 Billion ‘Time Machine’ in Chile Wednesday, 13 Mar 2013 | 10:10 AM ET
    ALMA telescope located in the Chilean Andes.

    In the high desert of the Chilean Andes, a $1.5 billion international telescope was brought to full power on Wednesday, enabling mankind to peer deeper into space and further back in time than ever before.

  • Mars Had the Right Stuff for Life, Scientists Find Wednesday, 13 Mar 2013 | 3:54 AM ET

    Space agency NASA says the red planet once had the basic building blocks to support primitive life.

  • India Launches First Smartphone Into Space Thursday, 28 Feb 2013 | 1:41 AM ET

    As India launches the first smartphone into space, critics are questioning how a nation with so many people living in poverty should spend money to expand a space program. The GlobalPost reports.

  • Millionaire Spaceflier Eyes 2018 Mars Mission Thursday, 21 Feb 2013 | 11:56 AM ET
    Dennis Tito, most widely known as being the first space tourist back in mid-2001.

    Dennis Tito, who paid a reported $20 million for a ride on a Russian spacecraft, is said to be backing a privately funded, possibly manned, shot at Mars.