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Craft is circling the red planet after almost seven months and 483 million kilometres.
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Japan capsule carrying asteroid samples lands in Australia
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China's Chang'e 5 spacecraft touches down on the moon
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Rocket Lab carried the first NZ student-made satellite into space.
Space race: 140 Kiwi businesses chasing a trillion-dollar opportunity
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The search for life on Venus could start with Rocket Lab
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