Issue #2(2) 2014 Lounge

The vanity of machines

Ready for the big event – Rosetta mission selfie taken on 7 October at a distance of about 16 km from its target comet

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Drone regulation in the European Union amid a thriving market

Europe’s role in space standardisation

Specials

Surviving bacteria in space

ROOM, Space Magazine Cover

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Science

Beyond Earth’s magnetic field

The semi-reusable Space Shuttle operated from 1981 to 2011. The crew was carried in the Orbiter vehicle, which returned to Earth like an aeroplane and was re-flown. The large External Tank was expendable, as were the two Solid Rocket Boosters.

Astronautics

Spaceflight revolution on a shoestring