Soyuz spacecraft lands safely in Kazakhstan
September 18th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by BNO News
ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Three crew members from the United States and Russia landed safely aboard the Soyuz spacecraft in the central steppe of Kazakhstan on early Monday morning, wrapping up ... Read more...
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Astronauts use toothbrush to fix space station
September 6th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 6 (IANS) NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her Japanese colleague Akihiko Hoshide were finally able to install a power unit on the International Space Station Wednesday during their ... Read more...
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Former US Congresswoman’s shooter pleads guilty
August 8th, 2012 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 8 (IANS/EFE) Jared Lee Loughner pleaded guilty Tuesday to the January 2011 mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona, that left six people dead and 13 wounded, including Congresswoman Gabrielle ... Read more...
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New space station crew in orbit
May 15th, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Baikonur (Kazakhstan), May 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut, launched aboard the Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan Tuesday, have begun a ... Read more...
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Women achievers spotlight Haryana’s irony (Haryana Newsletter)
May 11th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 11 (IANS) When Shena Aggarwal from the small town of Yamunanagar in Haryana topped the most sought after all-India civil services examination last week, her feat put women ... Read more...
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‘US spends more on pizza than on space missions’
May 3rd, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) With the US government cutting the budget for space missions, former NASA astronaut Marsha S. Ivins Thursday said her country loved to spend more on pizza ... Read more...
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Space station crew lands in Kazakhstan
April 27th, 2012 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Soyuz re-entry capsule with three crew members of the International Space Station (ISS) landed safely in Kazakhstan Friday, the Russian mission control centre said.The ... Read more...
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Russia confirms new crew members for ISS
April 26th, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 26 (IANS) Russia confirmed Wednesday the three new crew members scheduled to leave for the International Space Station (ISS) May 15.They are Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei ... Read more...
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Three ISS crew to return to earth
March 29th, 2012 - 7:26 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 29 (IANS) Three crew members of the International Space Station (ISS) will return to earth April 27, the country's space agency has said.The landing of Russia's manned spacecraft ... 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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Russia launches manned spacecraft to ISS
November 14th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 14 (IANS) Russia's manned Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft was successfully launched from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan Monday and was heading for the International Space Station (ISS), ... Read more...
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11.11.11.11.11.11.11 - a unique alumni reunion!
November 10th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 10 (IANS) They are coming from far and wide - from Singapore, Dubai and even Canada - to fulfil a promise made years ago. As over 35 students ... 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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Gabrielle Giffords fit enough to attend husband’s shuttle launch
April 25th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 25 (ANI): US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was critically injured in a shooting incident in January, has been declared fit enough to attend her husband's space shuttle launch.Giffords' husband NASA ... Read more...
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U.S. Rep. Giffords devastated by news of shooting deaths, but physical condition improving
April 24th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by BNO News
HOUSTON (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords did not know until last month that six people were killed in the shooting rampage that seriously injured her in January, her husband and ... Read more...
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Queen guitarist dedicates song to Gagarin
April 12th, 2011 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A guitarist from British rock group Queen is recording a new song dedicated to Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who became the first human to fly ... Read more...
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Russian spacecraft docks with ISS
April 7th, 2011 - 7:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Soyuz TMA-21 manned spacecraft - nicknamed "Gagarin" - docked with the International Space Station (ISS) Thursday, the mission control said.The spacecraft has been ... Read more...
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New crew head for space from same launch pad used by Yuri Gagarin
April 5th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 5 (ANI): A week before the 50th anniversary of the first human spaceflight, three astronauts headed for the International Space Station from Russia's launch pad in Kazakhstan at 6:18 p.m. ... Read more...
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NASA astronaut hopes to stage ‘out of this world’ concert
February 11th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 11 (ANI): A NASA astronaut is hoping to stage a concert that is literally out of this world, and plans on doing it with the help of Irish band The ... Read more...
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Astronaut Mark Kelly to resume NASA mission training
February 5th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by BNO News
HOUSTON, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Friday announced that astronaut Mark Kelly will resume training for space mission.Kelly has been on a personal leave since ... Read more...
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US President Obama State of the Union Message: “Compromise”
January 26th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Jan 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As the president of the United States of America prepared to give his State of the Union speech last night in Washington, an empty chair was left for ... Read more...
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Haryana to have medical college in Kalpana Chawla’s memory
January 7th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 7 (IANS) A new medical college will be set up in the memory of astronaut Kalpana Chawla in her home town Karnal, the Haryana government said Friday."The medical college to ... Read more...
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When Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon for the first time
December 10th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 10 (ANI): Wonder what really happened when Neil Armstrong first stepped on the moon? Well, here's what he wrote to NPR blogger Robert Krulwich that may quench your curiosity too.In ... Read more...
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Russian astronaut asks to take son to ISS
December 2nd, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) NASA astronaut Catherine Coleman, who will take off for the International Space Station (ISS) Dec 15, has jokingly asked the head of Russia's state corporation Roscosmos for ... Read more...
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Soyuz spacecraft back after 5-month International Space Station stint
November 26th, 2010 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 26 (ANI): The Soyuz spacecraft flown by Expedition 25 Commander Doug Wheelock and Flight Engineers Shannon Walker and Fyodor Yurchikhin safely landed on the Kazakhstan steppe Thursday, wrapping up a ... Read more...
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International space station expedition 24 crew lands safely
September 25th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept.25 (ANI): Three members of the International Space Station Expedition 24 landed their Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft in Kazakhstan on Saturday, wrapping up a six-month stay onboard.Expedition 24 Commander Alexander Skvortsov ... Read more...
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NASA astronaut sends first message in sign language from space station
July 24th, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 24 (ANI): For the first time, NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson has sent a message in American Sign Language (ASL) from the International Space Station to the deaf community.In the ... Read more...
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First Houston, TX native to ever take on NASA space mission set to launch next week
June 10th, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by BNO News
HOUSTON, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) -- NASA announced on Thursday that for the first time, a Houston, Texas native will be taking off for spaceflight next Tuesday.Shannon Walker was born, raised and educated ... Read more...
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International Space Station 23 crew lands safely in Kazakhstan
June 2nd, 2010 - 10:48 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D. C. (BNO NEWS) – The International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 23 crew landed safely in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, NASA said.Expedition 23 Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineers T.J. Creamer and ... Read more...
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US shuttle Atlantis lifts off for final journey
May 15th, 2010 - 2:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 15 (IANS) US space shuttle Atlantis lifted off Friday from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida to deliver a Russian module and equipment to the International Space Station. This is the ... Read more...
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North Carolina astronaut to board NASA’s next space shuttle flight
April 28th, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by BNO News
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) – NASA announced Wednesday that a North Carolina astronaut will be on their next space shuttle flight.Tony Antonelli, who was raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, will make ... Read more...
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Russia to resume space tourist programme in 2-3 years
March 19th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Space tourists will be again able to fly on Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station in two to three years, Russia's top space official said ... Read more...
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Tom Cruise to get aviation prize
January 19th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 19 (IANS) Hollywood actor Tom Cruise is set to receive an aviation award.
The "Top Gun" star will be the guest of honour at the upcoming seventh annual Living Legends ... Read more...
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“The Astronaut’s Wife” To Be Shown On FX
January 9th, 2010 - 9:07 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri,
Jan 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Weekends are here and the TV has been hogged by the immense number of movies like The Astronaut's Wife. The movie starring Johnny Depp and Charlize ... Read more...
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