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White House orders review of NASA space plans

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

May 07, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (8) | 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

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Sep 26, 2008 | 4.5 / 5 (6) | 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 ...

Russian spacecraft with circus tycoon lands safely

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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.

Russian ship with tourist docks with space station: reports

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Mar 28, 2009 | not rated yet | 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 ...

Astronauts to taste 'space sushi'

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Dec 03, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 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.

Stardust Logs A Decade Under The Stars

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Feb 09, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 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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Jan 22, 2007 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 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

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Apr 03, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 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

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Apr 08, 2009 | 4 / 5 (3) | 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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Feb 19, 2007 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 0

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

Russian ship with tourist docks with space station

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Mar 28, 2009 | not rated yet | 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.

ISS astronauts land safely in Kazakhstan

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Dec 01, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 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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