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January 09, 2014

NASA extends space station life to 2024
Washington (AFP) Jan 08, 2014
The $100-billion International Space Station will be extended by four years, or until at least 2024, allowing for more global research and scientific collaboration, NASA said Wednesday. The orbiting outpost, the largest space lab ever built, was launched to fanfare in 1998 and had been expected to remain in operation until 2020. "What a tremendous gift the administration has given us to go look at extending this space station," said William Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for NASA's Human ... read more

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SpaceX launches second commercial satellite

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SFL Missions to Deliver Spacecraft Buses for HawkEye 360 RF Signal Detection Expansion

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Astronauts Practice Launching in NASA's New Orion Spacecraft

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Russian Rocket Puts Telecoms Satellite Into Orbit

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Station Cosmonauts Complete Spacewalk to Deploy Cameras

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