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White House orders review of NASA space plans

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created May 07, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 4

(AP) -- The White House has ordered a complete outside review of NASA's manned space program, including plans to return astronauts to the moon.


NASA Stardust Capsule To Go On Display At Smithsonian

NASA Stardust Capsule To Go On Display At Smithsonian

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created Sep 26, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Having returned the world's first particles from a comet, NASA's Stardust sample return capsule will join the collection of flight icons in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum ...





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Russian spacecraft with circus tycoon lands safely (AP)

Russian spacecraft with circus tycoon lands safely

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created Oct 11, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 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.


Russian ship with tourist docks with space station: reports

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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 along with a US and a Russian astronaut docked Saturday at the International Space Station, media reports quoted the control centre near Moscow as ...


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.


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Stardust Logs A Decade Under The Stars

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created Feb 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Saturday, Feb. 7, marked the 10th anniversary of the launch of NASA's well-traveled Stardust spacecraft.


Satellite's return breaks ground for India

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created Jan 22, 2007 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

India joined the world's advanced international space community Monday by successfully bringing an orbiting satellite back to Earth.


US space tourist's return put off by a day (AP)

US space tourist's return put off by a day

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

(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 ...


Russia space capsule carrying US billionaire lands (AP)

Russia space capsule carrying US billionaire lands

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created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(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.


Apollo 1 capsule moved to new facility

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created Feb 19, 2007 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The historic Apollo 1 capsule has been moved to a newer, environmentally controlled warehouse at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.


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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.


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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).



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