Fewer women on NASA space flights: US astronaut
October 6th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The nature of NASA's space programmes is changing, says a former American woman astronaut, pointing to a growing gender imbalance on the US agency's space ... Read more...
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NASA may use space station to prepare flights to Mars
April 7th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Work on the International Space Station (ISS) will be the focus of the US space programme for the next decade and will be the ... Read more...
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Buzz Aldrin: To the moon and beyond
July 17th, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 17 (DPA) Even after his trip to the moon, Buzz Aldrin has led a pretty exciting life.
A scientist, engineer, space exploration historian and science-fiction writer, Aldrin guest-starred as himself on ... Read more...
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New ESA mission to explore innermost regions of solar system
March 21st, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 21 (ANI): The European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA have selected an imaging coronal spectrograph for the ESAs Solar Orbiter mission to explore the innermost regions of the solar ... Read more...
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Americas new space program to cost less and have international outlook
November 14th, 2008 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 14 (ANI): The Planetary Society has outlined a vigorous new approach to space exploration for the consideration of the new U.S. Administration and Congress to develop a flexible space ... Read more...
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Obama views India’s moon mission as a challenge
October 23rd, 2008 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 23 (IANS) As the White House hailed India's maiden moon mission as "encouraging" and "exciting", Democratic presidential hopeful, Barack Obama saw it as a reminder to revitalise the US space ... Read more...
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Georgia crisis sparks fears that American astronauts can be grounded
August 24th, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 24 (ANI): Russias clash with the United States over the conflict in Georgia has sparked fears that American astronauts could soon be grounded with no means of getting into ... Read more...
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