American, Russian leave Earth this week for year in space
An American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut are moving into the International Space Station this week and staying for an entire year.
An American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut are moving into the International Space Station this week and staying for an entire year.
Space Exploration
Mar 23, 2015
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Spacewalking astronauts successfully completed a three-day cable job outside the International Space Station on Sunday, routing several-hundred feet of power and data lines for new crew capsules commissioned by NASA.
Space Exploration
Mar 1, 2015
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Anything can happen during a launch or landing of a crewed spacecraft, and just in case the crew would end up stranded in a remote area of the world, astronauts and cosmonauts undergo survival training and carry survival ...
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Feb 9, 2015
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Europe in March will resume satellite launches for its troubled Galileo navigation system, hoping to boost by at least six the number of orbiters this year, Arianespace and the European Commission said Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Jan 28, 2015
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(AP)—NASA's new Orion spacecraft zoomed toward a high point of 3,600 miles (5,800 kilometers) on an orbital test flight Friday, ushering in a new era of exploration that could one day put people on Mars.
Space Exploration
Dec 5, 2014
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The Orion spacecraft, designed to carry humans farther in deep space than ever before, is poised to blast off Thursday in what NASA hailed as a first step in mankind's journey to Mars.
Space Exploration
Dec 4, 2014
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A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Italy's first female astronaut has safely docked with the International Space Station, NASA said.
Space Exploration
Nov 24, 2014
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A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Italy's first female astronaut safely blasted off Sunday to begin its journey to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Nov 23, 2014
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For the 21st-century spacewoman, gender is a subject often best ignored. After years of training for their first space mission, the last thing Samantha Cristoforetti and Elana Serova want to dwell on is the fact they are ...
Space Exploration
Nov 21, 2014
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A three-man multinational crew of astronauts returned to Earth Monday aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, after spending 165 days working together at the International Space Station, NASA said.
Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2014
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