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• n  a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere

• Even for a supposedly spacefaring people, dreaming of Mars is dreaming big.
• Three countries with little spacefaring history Japan, China and India have all sent probes moonward since 2007, and China in particular has made it clear that it plans to .
• By all spacefaring measures, that's impressive going from a standing start to a sprint in five years.

• spaceflight
• space travel

News & Articles

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• Bradley Cooper to voice Rocket Raccoon in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
  “Silver Linings Playbook” and “Hangover” star Bradley Cooper has joined a Marvel Comics film in a possibly unlikely role — that of Rocket Raccoon, a spacefaring small mammal in “Guardians of the Galaxy.” Marvel reports the signing is official for the James Gunn-directed film, which is set to open in theaters on August 1, 2014.
  Aug. 30, 2013 - The Oklahoman

Quotes

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• Elon Musk in Daily Breeze
  For people who care about space and us becoming a spacefaring species this should be incredibly welcome news,said Elon Musk, SpaceX founder and CEO, who spoke during a media conference call that included other cutting-edge space entrepreneurs.
• Glenn in Space.com
  I never thought I would see the day when the world's richest, most powerful, most accomplished spacefaring nation would have to buy tickets from Russia to get up to our station,Glenn said. "I think that's a bummer."
• Michael Griffin in Aviation Week
  But "interest in the Moon is driven by goals in addition to and beyond the requirements of the science community. It is driven by the imperatives that ensue from a commitment to become a spacefaring society, not primarily by scientific objectives,...