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Rampersaud Walks on Moon

London (AP) -- For the first time in sixty-four years, a human set foot on the moon. Trillionaire philanthropist Julia Rampersaud landed on the moon a mere six months after the completion of the space elevator she had helped design.

"Next stop: Mars!" Rampersaud said as she lowered her boot to the Lunar surface.

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Senji Aeronautics Board of Directors Authorizes $1.8 Trillion Asteroid Colony

(Source: Senji Aeronautics)

Tokyo (Japan) -- Mar. 3, 2035 -- The Board of Directors of Senji Aeronautics, Inc. today announced the terms of its seventh series Unsecured Straight Bonds, all of which will be issued and offered in Japan.

Issue amount 175 trillion yen

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Manned Mission Headed For Asteroid

LAGRANGIAN POINT 1, Earth-Moon Orbit (AP) -- Senji Aeronautics launched its first manned mission to land colonists on an asteroid today. The asteroid lies in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The astronauts, including Captain Tom Evans, are expected to arrive on the asteroid after nine months of