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Canadian circus billionaire heads to space station

(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.

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created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

(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 ...

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Rocket readied at Kazakh steppe for ISS mission

(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.

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Countdown begins for Tuesday space shuttle launch

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

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created Aug 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Decent weather expected for Tuesday shuttle launch

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

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S.Korea first rocket launch set for August 11

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.

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created Aug 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 7

Europe launches study into manned spacecraft scheme

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.

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

European rocket hoists biggest-ever telecoms satellite (w/ Video)

A European rocket placed the world's biggest commercial telecommunications satellite into geostationary orbit, launch operator Arianespace said.

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created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Delays seen for Soyuz, Vega launches at Europe's space base

The first launches by the veteran Russian rocket Soyuz and a new light rocket called Vega from Europe's space base will be postponed to 2010, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Monday.

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Space station crew finally at full staff of six (w/Video)

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.

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created May 29, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Astronauts blast off to double space station crew

Three astronauts, from Canada, Belgium and Russia, blasted off Wednesday for the International Space Station in a landmark mission that will double its crew to six for the first time.

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created May 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Astronauts to blast off to expanded space station

A Belgian, a Canadian and a Russian blast off for the International Space Station on Wednesday as Russia steps up its rocket launches to support a doubling of the station's crew.

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created May 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

New dinner table top priority as ISS expands

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.

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created May 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Happy US-Russian crew deny 'divorce in space'

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.

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created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Russia space capsule carrying US billionaire lands

(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.

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