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Commons science committee calls for improved leadership from government and collaboration between regulators
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Mission represents important step in billionaire’s quest to take humans to Mars
Complex mission will search for signs of ocean life on icy moons close to solar system’s biggest planet
Old world, meet final frontier
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Rival groups such as Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit have struggled to find investors
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The Zephyr has a wingspan of 25m but weighs just 75kg and uses solar panels to fly and recharge its batteries
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