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Russia: no space for space tourists

Nov 26, 2009 | 2.7 / 5 (3) | 2

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

Russian rocket to launch from French Guiana in 2010

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 07, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (5) | 4

A Russian rocket will next year for the first time blast off from a European launch pad in South America, officials said Saturday, as the first rockets headed for the site on board a ship.

Circus founder calls his trip to space a success

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 13, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 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.

Russian spacecraft with circus tycoon lands safely

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 11, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 1

(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.

ISS Expedition 20 Prepares for Departure

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The nine residents of the International Space Station were busy with crew handover activities and science-related tasks Thursday as they prepared for the departure of the Expedition 20 crew ...

Circus tycoon, 2 crew board orbiting space station (AP)

Circus tycoon clowns around aboard space station

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 02, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- A Canadian circus billionaire boarded the International Space Station on Friday after a smooth ride up from Earth, and promptly played the entertainer by donning a red clown nose for a camera.

Craft carrying circus tycoon reaches space station

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 02, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- A Russian spacecraft docked Friday at the International Space Station to drop off Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte - dubbed the first clown in space - along with an American astronaut and Russian cosmonaut.

Canadian circus billionaire heads to space station

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 30, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(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.

Expedition 21 to Launch to Station Wednesday Morning

Light-Duty Day for ISS Crew, Expedition 21 to Launch Wednesday Morning

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 29, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Expedition 20 crew members had a light-duty work day and performed a variety of maintenance and science-related tasks Monday as they prepare for a busy week aboard the International Space ...

Rocket readied at Kazakh steppe for ISS mission

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 28, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Workers at Russia's manned space-launch facility lifted to the launch pad on Monday a rocket that is to send Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two astronauts to the International Space Station.

Countdown begins for Tuesday space shuttle launch

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 22, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- NASA has begun the launch countdown for space shuttle Discovery.

Decent weather expected for Tuesday shuttle launch

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 21, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- The weather is looking good for Tuesday's launch of space shuttle Discovery.

President Lee Myung-Bak poses in front of the KSLV-1 rocket

S.Korea first rocket launch set for August 11

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 02, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 7

South Korea has rescheduled its first space rocket launch from its soil to August 11 after repeatedly postponing it due to technical reasons, officials said Saturday.

Europe?s Spaceport Ariane 5 ECA in Kourou, French Guyana

Europe launches study into manned spacecraft scheme

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 08, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 1

The European Space Agency (ESA) said it had taken an important first step in a tentative project to build a manned spacecraft that would be launched atop its Ariane 5 rocket.