Sunita Williams takes fifth spacewalk (Lead)
August 31st, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record of the longest space flight (195 days) for a woman, has completed her fifth spacewalk lasting a near ... Read more...
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Sunita Williams completes spacewalk outside ISS
August 31st, 2012 - 9:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide completed almost a record long spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS), reported NASA.NASA Flight Engineer ... Read more...
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Sunita Williams arrives at her new home in space
July 17th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 17 (IANS) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record of the longest space flight (195 days) for a woman, arrived at her new home amid stars with ... Read more...
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Space station crew land safely in Kazakhstan (Lead)
November 22nd, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft carrying three crewmembers of the International Space Station (ISS) landed safely in Kazakhstan Tuesday morning, Russia's mission control said.The landing capsule ... Read more...
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Russian spacecraft undocks from ISS
November 22nd, 2011 - 8:10 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian spacecraft with three crew members onboard undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) Monday night, Russia's mission control said.The Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft -- ... Read more...
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Russia launches space freighter
October 31st, 2011 - 3:23 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia Sunday launched a spacecraft carrying supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), the Roscosmos space agency said.The Soyuz-U carrier rocket with Progress M-13M spacecraft ... Read more...
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ISS avoids collision with space junk
September 30th, 2011 - 10:29 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Mission Control has carried out an emergency adjustment of the International Space Station's orbit to avoid its possible collision with a piece of ... Read more...
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New crew to ISS to conduct 43 scientific experiments
May 24th, 2011 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The new mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will carry out 43 scientific experiments, Russian federal space agency Roscosmos said in a statement.A Soyuz-TMA ... Read more...
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Sunita Williams headed for the stars again
July 10th, 2010 - 10:02 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 10 (IANS) Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record of the longest spaceflight (195 days) for female space travellers, will head for the stars once again ... Read more...
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Female astronauts to set record in space
April 5th, 2010 - 2:50 am ICT by IANS
London, April 4 (IANS) Space is about to have an explosion in female population, with four women set to be in orbit at the same time.
This week NASA will attempt to launch ... Read more...
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Russian rocket takes off for International Space Station
April 2nd, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian rocket carrying two cosmonauts and a US astronaut took off on a six-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur space centre ... Read more...
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New crew arrives at space station just in time for Christmas
December 23rd, 2009 - 6:36 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 23 (DPA) A Russian Soyuz spacecraft brought an international group of holiday visitors to the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday, expanding the crew to five just ahead of Christmas.
US astronaut ... Read more...
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Space shuttle Endeavour successfully returns to Earth
August 1st, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 1 (ANI): Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven astronauts ended a 16-day journey of more than 6.5 million miles on July 31, landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ... Read more...
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Endeavour returns to Earth after 17-day mission
July 31st, 2009 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 31 (DPA) The space shuttle Endeavour landed at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida Friday carrying a seven-member crew of US, Canadian and Japanese astronauts.
The landing at 1448 GMT marked ... Read more...
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Space shuttle Endeavour headed home (Lead)
July 29th, 2009 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 28 (DPA) The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour bid farewell to their colleagues on the International Space Station Tuesday to head back to Earth.
The space shuttle undocked at 1726 ... Read more...
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Space shuttle Endeavour prepares to head home
July 29th, 2009 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 28 (DPA) The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour bid farewell to their colleagues on the International Space Station Tuesday and were preparing to head back to Earth.
The Endeavour brought ... Read more...
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Japan’s robotic arm used for first time on space station
July 24th, 2009 - 7:24 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 24 (DPA) Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) Thursday used a robotic arm to place Japanese experiments outside the station.
Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata and US astronaut Tim ... Read more...
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Astronauts install porch on ISS
July 19th, 2009 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 19 (DPA) The crews of the space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station have successfully installed a four-ton "porch" to the station's Japanese laboratory.
US astronauts Dave Wolf and Timothy ... Read more...
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Endeavour hit by part of fuel tank insulation (Lead)
July 16th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 16 (DPA) Several pieces of insulation broke free from the space shuttle Endeavour's external fuel tank when it took off and at least one piece hit the orbiter, The New ... Read more...
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NASA delays Endeavour launch by 24 hours
July 12th, 2009 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 11 (RIA Novosti) The launch of space shuttle Endeavour has been delayed again by 24 hours to "allow technical teams additional time to evaluate lightning strikes at Launch Pad ... Read more...
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NASA selects June 13 as lunch date for space shuttle Endeavour
June 4th, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 4 (ANI): NASA managers have completed a review of space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight and selected June 13 as the official launch date for the STS-127 mission to the ... Read more...
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Russian Soyuz blasts off for ISS
May 27th, 2009 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 27 (RIA Novosti) A Russian Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) was launched Wednesday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, the mission control ... Read more...
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ISS now ready for six astronauts
May 7th, 2009 - 6:35 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 7 (DPA) After more than 10 years of construction, the International Space Station is ready to double its crew to six astronauts from around the world in what will ... Read more...
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Smell of space is funny, say Discovery pilots
March 29th, 2009 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 29 (ANI): The space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven have safely returned to Earth. But the one thing pilots can't get out their noses is space's "weird" smell."One ... Read more...
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Shuttle Discovery returns safely to Earth (lead)
March 29th, 2009 - 3:45 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 29 (DPA) The space shuttle Discovery landed safely at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida Saturday.
Commander Lee Archambault guided the shuttle to a picture-perfect landing at 1914 GMT, ending the ... Read more...
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Shuttle Discovery returns safely to Earth
March 29th, 2009 - 3:19 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 29 (DPA) The space shuttle Discovery landed safely at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida Saturday.
Commander Lee Archambault guided the shuttle to landing at 1914 GMT, ending the shuttle's 13-day ... Read more...
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Astronauts take call from White House
March 25th, 2009 - 2:26 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 25 (DPA) The crew of the International Space Station and space shuttle Discovery received a phone call from US President Barack Obama Tuesday.
Obama made the call from the White ... Read more...
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Discovery astronauts install solar panel on spacewalk
March 20th, 2009 - 7:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 20 (DPA) Astronauts installed a crucial new solar panel on the International Space Station during a spacewalk Thursday.
The 300-million-dollar panel is part of a truss segment that will complete the ... Read more...
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ISS, Discovery astronauts get solar panel in place
March 19th, 2009 - 5:24 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 18 (DPA) Astronauts were steering a new solar panel into place using robotic arms Wednesday ahead of a spacewalk to install the segment aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
The panel ... Read more...
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Now, astronauts can wear odor free clothes in space
March 18th, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 18 (ANI): A new crewmate aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is testing a new line of clothing that is literally threaded with anti-bacterial and deodorizing materials, making it ... Read more...
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Space shuttle Discovery docks with space station
March 18th, 2009 - 5:17 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 18 (DPA) The space shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday for a construction mission that will allow the station to double its crew.The Discovery will deliver ... Read more...
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Space junk passes ISS, crew evacuates temporarily
March 13th, 2009 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 12 (DPA) The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) briefly evacuated Thursday after ground controllers determined that a piece of space junk was within range for a possible collision.
The ... Read more...
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First Japanese mother to travel into space in 2010
November 11th, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Nov 11 (DPA) Naoko Yamazaki was selected to become the first mother and the second Japanese woman to travel into space, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Tuesday.Yamazaki, 37, was chosen ... Read more...
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Astronauts install Japanese module on International Space Station
June 4th, 2008 - 9:18 am ICT by IANS
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Washington, June 4 (DPA) Two NASA astronauts Tuesday installed the Japanese module, Kibo, on the International Space Station in a nearly seven-hour spacewalk. During a six-hour, 48-minute excursion, space shuttle Discovery specialists ... Read more...
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Space shuttle Discovery arrives at space station
June 3rd, 2008 - 5:28 am ICT by IANS
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Washington, June 3 (DPA) Space shuttle Discovery docked Monday at the International Space Station after the day-and-half journey from Earth, carrying an enormous Japanese-made research module and a small Russian-made pump for ... Read more...
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