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In 1961, as astronaut Alan Shepard sat aboard his Redstone rocket waiting to become the first American launched in space, hours of delays forced him to urinate in his space suit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The average price of unleaded petrol has risen by 5p a litre in the space of a week, according to the RAC, which warned there was "no sign of any relief" for drivers.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Across the continent, national space budgets have grown to $800 million, said Temidayo Oniosun, founder of Lagos-based consultancy Space in Africa, up from less than $300 million in 2018.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

“Floor-to-ceiling windows opened to the south and east, bathing the space in natural light,” Jacobs gushed.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

“I saw there’s a watercolor class at the high school that still has space, or a pottery one at the art barn in Ellington Hills,” Mom offers.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Men also stare when Rosales brings her partner to these industrial spaces.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Across the pavements, residential areas and public spaces of African cities, the informal economy is booming under the noses of authorities, who are often powerless to stop it.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

During his time living at the home, Evans has created multiple outdoor spaces from where the views can be enjoyed, including a secluded paved patio with deck chairs that overlook the city below.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

The news that Mariska Hargitay will host this year’s Primetime Emmys didn’t inspire many posts in the usual social spaces, and there’s a good reason why.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Arching trees, heavy with snow, open spaces with benches, bushes, and winter-quiet plants.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Place them on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper, making sure they are evenly spaced.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

But research shows that many people follow their intuition and treat the numbers as evenly spaced, placing a billion roughly halfway between a million and trillion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Houses are well spaced with large lawns and gardens.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

The strongest performance came from surfaces where nanopillars were spaced about 60 nanometers apart.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2026

They were spaced evenly across the globe in a perfect grid, so that, from orbit, Archaide resembled the vector-graphic Death Star from Atari’s 1983 Star Wars arcade game.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Both Heathrow and Gatwick, for example, have moved away from mandating minimum distances between incoming aircraft in favour of a system which continually calculates spacing times based on wind speeds and aircraft types.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

"We completely changed the way we grow avocados after learning from South African experts. Today we use raised beds, wider spacing and different planting methods because avocado roots are highly vulnerable to diseases," Bopaiah says.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Fenton and Koch are quick to credit trainer Phil D’Amato and his barn staff for their overall management, spacing out his races and giving Gold Phoenix time off each year after the Breeders’ Cup.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

By precisely adjusting the size, shape, and spacing of those structures, the researchers gained control over how the material responds to light.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

“No. Sorry. I was spacing out. What did you say?”

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King