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Smithsonian
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Mar 17, 2015
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Mar 17, 2015
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Mar 16, 2015
Professor Peter Martinez, chair of the South African Space Council, convener of the Spacelab project at the University of Cape Town and mission administrator for the Africa2Moon mission officially opened the call for mission concept proposals during a press conference at the Cape Town Science Centre last Friday.
Mar 13, 2015
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Mar 12, 2015
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Mar 12, 2015
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Mar 12, 2015
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