Its disruptive technology is a novel air-breathing and rocket engine that would enable the ship to go to space in one leap.

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And despite all the hype around space tourism these days, no one wanted a rocket ship.

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One of those space freighters, a Japanese HTV-2 cargo ship, is slated to launch in just six days, NASA officials said.

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NASA's slice of the pie includes a plan that would improve detection of near-Earth asteroids, send a solar-powered robot ship (like the NASA concept above) to capture one of the space rocks and tow it back to a stable orbit near Earth, where researchers could study it up close.

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The cartons are rectangular and easy to pack, meaning more wine can fit in one container, be it a truck or a ship, with less wasted space.

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