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    Goodbye couch potato, hello Mission-X13 February 2013

    Goodbye couch potato, hello Mission-X13 February 2013 Thousands of schoolchildren are tackling physical and mental activities in the Mission-X: Train Like an Astronaut challenge that began a six-week programme on Monday to encourage kids to be fit and eat well.

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    Game on: European student codes reach Space Station14 January 2013 Operating droids in space was no obstacle for a German–Italian alliance to reach the finish line of the Zero Robotics tournament. The European winners commanded mini-robots to dodge virtual dust clouds and rendezvous with disabled satellites, all in t...

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