Best Space Photos of the Week - June 28, 2014

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NASA's Next Manned Spaceship Passes 'Most Complex' Parachute Test

NASA/Rad Sinyak

NASA successfully completed its "most complex" test of the Orion spacecraft's parachute system today (June 25), space agency officials said. [Read the full story here.]

World View Launches Test Balloon to Edge of Space, Breaks Record (Photos, Video)

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A private spaceflight company is one step closer to gently flying passengers to the edge of space with a balloon. [Read the full story here.]

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