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Next destination: spaceParis (ESA) May 22, 2013 ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano left for Baikonur, Kazakhstan, his last stop before heading to the International Space Station on 28 May. His launch on a Soyuz rocket will be the culmination of more than two years of preparation that has seen Luca training in Russia, Canada, Japan, Europe and the US at facilities of the Station partners. Luca and his crewmates, cosmonaut commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, spent the last few weeks in Moscow, Russia passing their final e ... read more |
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 Wild Weather Could Be Ahead on Titan New method for producing clean hydrogen The tropical upper atmosphere 'fingerprint' of global warming Researchers reveal model of Sun's magnetic field Adapter 'Flips' for Progress Toward 2014 Exploration Flight Test Satellites See Storm System that Created Oklahoma Tornado | .. |
 ISS Statistics Tell the Story of Science in Orbit The International Space Station approaches 15 years in orbit later this year. During the first 14 years researchers conducted more than 1,500 investigations, advancing science, technology and educat ... more | .. |
 Spaceman says goodbye to ISS with David Bowie classic Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has marked his upcoming departure from the International Space Station by singing a cover version of David Bowie's classic song "Space Oddity" recorded on the orbiting laboratory. ... more | .. |
 Canadian ISS astronaut returns to Earth a star Canadian spaceman Chris Hadfield on Tuesday returned to Earth along with two other astronauts after a half-year mission to the International Space Station that saw him shoot to global stardom through his Twitter microblog. ... more | .. |
 NASA astronauts on spacewalk to fix ammonia leak NASA astronauts performed an emergency spacewalk Saturday to halt an ammonia leak on the International Space Station but it will take weeks or months to determine whether the problem has been permanently fixed. ... more |
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 The fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle is ready to meet up with its Ariane 5 Fueling has been completed at the Spaceport in French Guiana for Europe's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), readying it for a planned June launch with Arianespace's workhorse Ariane 5 on an I ... more | .. |
 NASA to pay Russia $424 mln more for lift into space NASA said Tuesday it will pay $424 million more to Russia for giving US astronauts a lift to the International Space Station. ... more | .. |
 NASA Extends Crew Flight Contract with Russian Space Agency NASA has signed a $424 million modification to its contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) for full crew transportation services to the International Space Station in 2016 with re ... more | .. |
 Cargo spaceship docks with ISS despite antenna mishap An unmanned cargo vehicle on Friday successfully docked with the International Space Station, in a delicate manoeuvre after its navigation antenna failed to properly deploy following launch, Russian mission control and NASA said. ... more |
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 ISS Communications Test Bed Checks Out; Experiments Begin NASA's Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) test bed has begun its experiments after completing its checkout on the International Space Station. The SCaN test bed is an advanced, integra ... more | .. |
 The New and Improved ISS Facilities Brochure Inquiring research minds want to know...what resources are available on this orbiting laboratory we keep hearing about? Wonder no more, science community and space aficionados! The April 9 publicati ... more | .. |
 Spacewalkers Deploy Plasma Experiment, Install Navigational Aid Two members of the Expedition 35 crew wrapped up a 6-hour, 38 minute spacewalk at 4:41 p.m. EDT Friday to deploy and retrieve several science experiments on the exterior of the International Space S ... more | .. |
 Russia puts mice, newts in space for a month A Russian rocket carrying a capsule filled with 45 mice and 15 newts along with other small animals blasted off Friday on a month-long orbital mission that should pave the way for manned flights to Mars. ... more |
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 Cosmonaut becomes oldest person to walk in space, Russia ministry says A 59-year-old cosmonaut became the oldest person to walk in space when he installed equipment outside the International Space Station, Russian officials said. ... more | .. |
Full tank, please For ATV Einstein A fuelling operator at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana inspects progress as ATV Albert Einstein is filled with propellant to take to the International Space Station. Automated Transfer Veh ... more | .. |
 Mice "crew" of the Russian space satellite having troubles The "Crew" of "Bion-M", spacecraft consisting of the mice was partially replaced a day before the launch. According information from the source at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the reason was the death o ... more | .. |
 UH Engineering Researcher's Theories to be Tested Aboard ISS A University of Houston chemical and biomolecular engineering professor's theories on crystal formation will be tested aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Professor Peter Vekilov rec ... more |
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 Innovation could bring flexible solar cells, transistors, displays More emphasis needed on recycling and reuse of Li-ion batteries Israel eyes Syrian missile threat to gas fields Sempra U.S. Gas and Power, Consolidated Edison Development announce solar partnership Areva, world's 2nd uranium company heavily present in Niger Magnetic fingerprints of superfluid helium-3 | .. |
 Unmanned Russian space freighter leaves space station toward fiery end An unmanned Russian cargo spacecraft left the International Space Station early Monday, making way for the next Russian space freighter, NASA said. ... more | .. |
 Europe sets June 5 for launch of space freighter The European Space Agency (ESA) on Thursday announced it would launch the fourth, and heaviest, in a series of hi-tech cargo vehicles to the International Space Station (ISS) on June 5. ... more | .. |
 Spooky action at a distance aboard the ISS Albert Einstein famously described quantum entanglement as "spooky action at distance"; however, up until now experiments that examine this peculiar aspect of physics have been limited to relatively ... more | .. |
 First data released from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer The first published results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), a major physics experiment operating on the International Space Station, were announced by the AMS collaboration spokesman, No ... more |
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 Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Team Publishes First Findings Until the launch of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) experiment in 2011, scientists had compiled a mere anthill of information about the kinds of charged particles, or cosmic rays, that shoot a ... more | .. |
 New crew takes express ride to space station A new Russian-American crew arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) Friday after a fast-track trip from Earth of under six hours, the swiftest ever manned journey to the orbiting laboratory. ... more | .. |
 Soyuz Docks At Space Station Four Orbits After Launch A new Russian-American crew arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday after an express trip from Earth of under six hours, the fastest ever journey to the orbiting laboratory. ... more | .. |
 Three astronauts blast off on express ride to ISS A crew of two Russians and an American blasted off Friday on a Russian rocket for the International Space Station, in a trip scheduled to be the fastest ever manned journey to the facility. ... more |
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