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Switching off is one of the best things to do during interstellar travel. We find out why

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The man who overcame ridicule to launch the age of space exploration

Could space travel on a Star Trek scale ever become a reality?

Uncover what’s in store for the fate of our planet in the latest issue – available now from all good supermarkets and newsagents

A lot can go wrong in landing a rocket but Elon Musk has done it – with the promise of making space travel affordable

With the success of New Horizons, will the dwarf planet be a target for more spacecraft in the future?

How many companies and agencies are building vehicles to take humans into space?

Is this the future of rocket travel? SpaceX wows us once again with a ‘hover slam’ demonstration of its Grasshopper technology.

Five fascinating answers to some mind-boggling questions.