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Shuttle gets 1 more inspection before heading home (AP)

Final in-orbit shuttle inspection complete

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created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Astronauts aboard space shuttle Discovery conducted a final inspection of the vehicle Thursday and at first glance found no significant damage which would prevent it from returning to Earth.





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ISS astronauts land safely in Kazakhstan

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A space capsule carrying a Belgian, a Canadian and a Russian landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Tuesday after the trio spent half a year on the International Space Station (ISS).


US astronaut Timothy Creamer (L), Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (C), and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi (R)

Astronauts to taste 'space sushi'

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created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US astronaut Timothy Creamer said on Thursday he was impatient to taste "space sushi" courtesy of his Japanese crewmate after they arrive on the International Space Station (ISS) later this month.


Circus founder calls his trip to space a success (AP)

Circus founder calls his trip to space a success

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created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte on Tuesday called his 10-day space mission "a great success" because it drew attention to his efforts to guarantee access to clean water worldwide.


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Delayed spacewalk ends successfully

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created Jun 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Two international space station crew members wrapped up a successful spacewalk Friday, the first since the size of the station's crew expanded from three to six last month.


Expedition 17 Docks to International Space Station

Expedition 17 Docks to International Space Station

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created Apr 10, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Commander Sergei Alexandrovich Volkov and cosmonaut Oleg Dmitrievich Kononenko of the 17th International Space Station crew docked their Soyuz TMA-12 with the orbiting laboratory's Pirs Docking Compartment ...


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Russian ship with tourist docks with space station

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created Mar 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying second-time space tourist Charles Simonyi docked Saturday at the International Space Station, media reports quoted the control centre near Moscow as saying.


Korean cosmonaut shares culture in space

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created Apr 14, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak talked to his country's first astronaut Saturday as she orbited the Earth in the International Space Station.


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Happy US-Russian crew deny 'divorce in space'

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created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

A Russian and US space crew denied on Friday that new rules forbid them from sharing toilets and food in orbit, hailing their work as the "best partnership" in human history.


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Next International Space Station Crew Announced

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created Jan 05, 2006 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA and its international partners have selected astronaut Jeffrey Williams and Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov as the next crew for the International Space Station, designated as Expedition 13.


Russia: no space for space tourists (AP)

Russia: no space for space tourists

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created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(AP) -- A top Russian space official says there is no space for tourists wishing to fly to the International Space Station.



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