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Startup Company Raffles a Ticket to Space
A new startup company’s $10 space posters come with a chance to win a ride on a suborbital space vehicle.
Q&A: DIY Spacecraft Builder on Historic SpaceX Launch
In our fourth Q&A with spaceflight experts, Wired talks to do-it-yourself spacecraft builder Kristian von Bengston about the upcoming SpaceX launch.
Extreme Close-Up: Fading Star Shoots Searchlight Beams
The Hubble space telescope has taken the most detailed photograph yet of a fading star that’s beaming twin searchlights through its dusty grave.
High-Tech Snowflakes: A Biochemist’s Homegrown Snow
Biochemist Linden Gledhill has made a hobby of tackling tough natural subjects with do-it-yourself engineering. His latest challenge: manufacturing snowflakes in his basement.