News tagged with soyuz capsule
Circus founder calls his trip to space a success
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Oct 13, 2009 |
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(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.
Russian spacecraft with circus tycoon lands safely
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Oct 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two other space travelers landed safely in Kazakhstan on Sunday, ending the entertainment tycoon's mirthful space odyssey.
Canadian circus billionaire heads to space station
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Sep 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A Canadian circus tycoon, an American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off in a spacecraft from the Kazakh steppe Wednesday on a journey to the International Space Station.
Space station crew finally at full staff of six (w/Video)
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May 29, 2009 |
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The crew of the International Space Station has increased to six for the first time today with the arrival of three new residents including ESA astronaut Frank De Winne with the Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft.
New dinner table top priority as ISS expands
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May 07, 2009 |
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Astronauts set to blast off for the International Space Station said Thursday that constructing a new dinner table would be a top priority as its permanent crew expands to six.
Happy US-Russian crew deny 'divorce in space'
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Apr 10, 2009 |
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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.
Russia space capsule carrying US billionaire lands
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Apr 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A Russian spacecraft carrying a crew of three including U.S. billionaire space tourist Charles Simonyi landed safely in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, officials said.
US space tourist's return put off by a day
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Apr 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A billionaire American space tourist in the middle of his second stay aboard the international space station will return to Earth a day later than originally planned, Russian space officials said ...
Russian ship with tourist docks with space station
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Mar 28, 2009 |
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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.
Russian ship with tourist docks with space station: reports
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Mar 28, 2009 |
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A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying second-time space tourist Charles Simonyi along with a US and a Russian astronaut docked Saturday at the International Space Station, media reports quoted the control centre near Moscow as ...
Shuttle Discovery on track for afternoon landing
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Mar 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven aimed for a Saturday afternoon touchdown at NASA's spaceport to wrap up a successful space station construction mission.
