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Former NASA Astronaut Builds Rocket To Pick Up Space Trash

First Posted: 3/18/10 Updated: 5/25/11

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LIBERIA, Costa Rica -- Franklin Chang Diaz has great aspirations for his rocket: a mail-carrier for outer space, a garbage truck for orbital debris and, the ultimate goal, a shuttle to Mars.

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LIBERIA, Costa Rica -- Franklin Chang Diaz has great aspirations for his rocket: a mail-carrier for outer space, a garbage truck for orbital debris and, the ultimate goal, a shuttle to Mars. ...
LIBERIA, Costa Rica -- Franklin Chang Diaz has great aspirations for his rocket: a mail-carrier for outer space, a garbage truck for orbital debris and, the ultimate goal, a shuttle to Mars. ...
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