News tagged with international
Astronauts surprised by holiday turkey dinners
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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(AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts thought they were going to give thanks with pantry leftovers Thursday as their mission drew to a close, but found turkey dinners awaiting them.
Thanksgiving last full day in space for shuttle
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts will spend Thanksgiving checking their ship for the ride home.
Russia: no space for space tourists
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A top Russian space official says there is no space for tourists wishing to fly to the International Space Station.
Shuttle Atlantis leaves space station, headed home
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Atlantis and its seven astronauts have left the International Space Station.
Nanotech in Space: Experiment To Weather the Trials of Orbit
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Novel nanomaterials developed at Rensselaer were sent into orbit on Nov. 16 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis.
Shuttle, station crews seal hatches for departure
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- After nearly a week together, the crews of shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station said goodbye Tuesday and closed the hatches between them.
Astronauts take spacewalk No. 3 after suit snag
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A pair of astronauts stepped out on the third and final spacewalk of their shuttle mission Monday, helping to install an enormous oxygen tank at the International Space Station.
Astronaut's baby daughter born as he circles Earth
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Astronaut Randolph Bresnik jubilantly welcomed his new daughter into the world Sunday as he floated 220 miles above it.
Baby can wait as expectant dad finishes spacewalk
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday.
Planet 51 Star Brings NASA's Message of Exploration Down to Earth
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Actor Dwayne Johnson, usually known for his action and comedic film roles, takes to the stars as an astronaut in a new animated feature that brings important messages about the importance of space exploration ...
Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Atlantis' astronauts anxiously awaited word on the birth of one crewman's daughter Friday, as they moved more supplies into the International Space Station and geared up for another spacewalk.
Astronauts get extra moving time at space station
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The astronauts aboard the shuttle-station complex are getting some extra moving time.
Astronauts get extra work done in 1st spacewalk (Update)
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A pair of spacewalking astronauts, one of them a surgeon, hustled through antenna and cable work outside the International Space Station on Thursday and even whipped off an extra chore.
DirecTV to appoint PepsiCo executive as CEO
Nov 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- DirecTV Group Inc. is naming the vice chairman of PepsiCo Inc. as its chief executive.
Shuttle docks at space station, unloads parts (Update 2)
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday for a weeklong stay, and the astronauts quickly unloaded a huge platform full of spare parts needed to keep the outpost ...
