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Debris narrowly misses International Space Station (Update 2)
A piece of space debris narrowly missed the International Space Station on Tuesday in a rare incident that forced the six-member crew to scramble to their rescue craft, space agency officials said.
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Jun 28, 2011 |
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SpaceX plans historic first flight on May 7
SpaceX confirmed it plans to launch a rocket and capsule on May 7 in a historic first flight of a private spaceship to the International Space Station.
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Apr 25, 2012 |
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SpaceX delays first private launch to space station
SpaceX has postponed by a week its bid to become the first private company to attempt to launch an unmanned cargo vessel to the International Space Station.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2012 |
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New European rocket lifts off on maiden flight
Europe on Monday successfully launched a new lightweight rocket carrying a test payload, culminating a more than 12-year quest to master the entire range of space launchers.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Russian spacecraft delivers 3 to orbiting station
A Soyuz spacecraft safely delivered a Russian, an American and a Dutchman to the International Space Station on Friday, restoring the permanent crew to six members for the first time since September.
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Dec 25, 2011 |
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Russia sends multinational crew to ISS
Russia on Wednesday sent a multinational crew of three astronauts to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket from its Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Russian spacecraft delivers new crew to ISS
A spacecraft carrying two Russians and an American docked Wednesday with the International Space Station in the first Russian manned mission for five months after a spate of technical failures.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 16, 2011 |
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US-Russian crew blasts off for space station
A Russian spacecraft carrying an American and two Russians blasted off Monday from the snow-covered Kazakh steppes in a faultless launch that eased anxiety about the future of U.S. and Russian space programs.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 14, 2011 |
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EU launches its first satellite navigation system
A Russian rocket launched the first two satellites of the European Union's Galileo navigation system Friday after years of waiting for the start of the program billed as the main rival to the ubiquitous American ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 21, 2011 |
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Launch of EU's Galileo system set for Friday
The launch of the first two satellites for the European Union's Galileo navigation system was postponed until Friday - adding at least one more day to years of waiting for a program promoted as the main rival ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Russia sets first post-crash manned flight for November
Russia on Tuesday set its next manned space flight to the International Space Station for November and said it will not let the orbiter be abandoned despite a recent accident involving its workhorse Soyuz ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 13, 2011 |
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NASA mulls 'what-ifs' of unmanned space station
NASA is mulling the worst-case scenarios of leaving the $100 billion International Space Station unstaffed for a period of time following the crash of a Russian rocket, US astronauts said Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 06, 2011 |
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Astronauts might have to abandon space station (Update)
(AP) -- Astronauts may need to take the unprecedented step of temporarily abandoning the International Space Station if last week's Russian launch accident prevents new crews from flying there this fall.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 29, 2011 |
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Backup plan for the International Space Station
The space shuttle flew to the International Space Station 37 times, but its retirement leaves NASA reliant on the Russian Soyuz for future trips, raising the question of what would happen if the Soyuz is grounded for an ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2011 |
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ISS to be sunk after 2020: Russian space agency
Russia and its partners plan to plunge the International Space Station (ISS) into the ocean at the end of its life cycle after 2020 so as not to leave space junk, its space agency said Wednesday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 27, 2011 |
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