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Asia’s star ever brighter in space

BEIJING — Asia’s extraterrestrial ambitions have rocketed from nowhere in the 50 years since the first human space flight, with China shooting for the moon while India and Japan fuel up their own programmes.

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Spinoffs from space programmes

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Spinoffs from space programmes

PARIS — What do ceramic teeth braces, artificial hearts, airbags, insulin pumps and Olympics-calibre swimsuits have in common? Answer: they originated in space.

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Are manned missions a waste of space?

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Are manned missions a waste of space?

PARIS — On Tuesday, the world will be awash with talk of courage and vision as it looks back on 50 years of manned space flight, a trail blazed by Yuri Gagarin’s 108-minute trip around the planet.

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