Looking Up - 1 April 2016

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The spider from Mars:
“What has the ‘spider from Mars’ got to do with the South African National Space Agency’s latest venture: supplying the International Space Station with a radiation-protected source of fat and protein?”

31 Mar 2016 English South Africa Places & Travel Kechil Kirkham

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