ASTRONAUT MAKES ASTEROID FLYBY
CAPE CANAVEREL, Fla. (AP) -- American astronaut Tom Evans completed the first manned flyby of an asteroid on Tuesday. The first stage in plans to begin mining and colonization efforts by Tokyo-based firm Senji Aeronautics, millions watched live as Evans successfully performed tests proving the possibility of human-based asteroid missions. Three robots were left on the surface of the asteroid to gather data which will be used by the firm in future manned missions.
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SPACE ELEVATOR COMPLETED
SINGAPORE (AP) -- After eight years of construction, the world's first space elevator finished construction seventeen kilometers south of Singapore. The US-German-Singaporean project required funding from the two superpowers and the creation of a new special shared sovereignty zone in Singapore. The United States and Germany have each dredged new sovereign territory off the coast of Singapore in cooperation with the Singaporean and Philippine governments. US and German settlement is set to open on Monday.
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