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Space Exploration Sep 28, 2006

Expedition 13 crew heads back to Earth

The International Space Station's Expedition 13 crew began the journey back to Earth Thursday, leaving the Expedition 14 crew in full command.

Space Exploration Sep 25, 2006

ISS crew gets ready to return to Earth

NASA says the Expedition 13 and 14 crews on the International Space Station are coordinating handover activities in advance of Expedition 13's departure.

Space Exploration Sep 19, 2006

Expedition 14 to Arrive at Space Station Early Wednesday

The Soyuz TMA 9 spacecraft carrying the Expedition 14 crew continues its chase of the International Space Station. The Soyuz is scheduled to dock with the station at 1:24 a.m. EDT Wednesday.

Space Exploration Sep 12, 2006

ESA experiments with spaceflight participant Ansari to ISS

Scheduled to lift off on 18 September 2006 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, along with Expedition 14 crew members, NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Iranian-American entrepreneur ...

Space Exploration Sep 5, 2006

Soyuz TMA-9 Arrives At Baikonur

The primary and back up crews of the Soyuz TMA-9 mission have arrived at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. At the airport they were met by N.N. Sevastyanov, S.P. Korolev RSC Energia President, General Designer and other ...

General Physics Aug 28, 2006

Flies provide aerodynamic model for tiny flying vehicles

When it comes to flying, the fly reigns supreme. This two-winged insect’s sophisticated flying behavior enables it to make sharp turns, aim at targets and hover – traits which make the insect an ideal prototype for tiny ...

Space Exploration Jul 24, 2006

Iranian woman blazes trail into space

Anousheh Ansari, who grew up in Tehran and watched reruns of Star Trek, is set to become the world's first female space tourist.

Oct 12, 2005

NASA's Centennial Challenges Collaborates With Foundation

NASA announced its intent to collaborate with the X Prize Foundation on two planned Centennial Challenges Prize competitions.

Oct 6, 2005

SpaceShipOne goes on display in Washington

SpaceShipOne, the first privately built and piloted vehicle to reach space, has gone on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington.

Mar 9, 2005

Father of Regenerative Medicine Pushes M Prize Over the $1 Million Mark

In a move that will push the Methuselah Foundation’s M Prize over the $1 million mark, Dr. William Haseltine, biotech pioneer of Human Genome Sciences fame, has joined the Three Hundred, a group of individuals who pledge ...

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