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The Future Of Space Exploration?

Black smoke belches out of a grinding old engine as it hauls Russia's latest Soyuz space capsule across a Kazakh wasteland, while armed guards keep watch. This mixture of high and low technology is probably the future of space exploration, as resources get scarcer and more small governments and independent operators get into the space game. More images of Soyuz in the wasteland, and its launch to the International Space Station, below. More »

4:00 PM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
3,427 views, 28 comments

Latest by MatthewT: Cool! Rocket-powered train! I wonder if they're going to use it to travel through time. more »

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Greatest MacGyvers of Science Fiction

The greatest science fiction heroes are resourceful, building high-tech devices out of whatever crap they find laying around. In the right hands, a paperclip and some bubblegum can become an interstellar wave modulator. The more ridiculous those moments of gadget improvisation are, the more they make you feel as if you could create your own otherworldly tech and access other planets using the materials you already have — if you only knew how. Click through for our roundup of the greatest MacGyvers of sci-fi. More »

1:07 PM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
19,290 views, 73 comments

Latest by Sanfam: [the rock monster chases Nesmith] Alexander Dane: You're just going to have to kill it. Jason Nesmith: Kill it? Well, I'm open to any suggestions. Tommy Webber: Go for the eyes, like in episode 22! Jason Nesmith: He doesn't have any eyes, Tommy! Tommy Webber: more »