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UK astronaut 'Major Tim' to join space station crew

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A former army helicopter pilot was on Monday named as the first “home-grown” British astronaut to head to the International Space Station. Major Tim Peake, 41, will fly out to the ISS in November 2015 as part of a six-man crew, becoming the first Briton ever to travel to space on a British government-funded mission. British-born astronauts have previously gone into orbit as US citizens through NASA, or on privately-funded ventures organised with Russian help Continue reading →

Briton given space station mission

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Briton given space station mission 9:24am Monday 20th May 2013 in National News Press Association 2013 British astronaut Tim Peake has been confirmed as one of the crew to join the International Space Station A former helicopter pilot is to become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS), it has been confirmed. Major Tim Peake, 41, will be the first UK astronaut in space for more than 20 years Continue reading →

STS-131: Discovery Launches to the International Space Station – Video

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STS-131: Discovery Launches to the International Space Station The STS-131 crew will deliver a multi-purpose logistics module filled with science racks and perform three spacewalks at the orbital outpost. By: NASAgovVideo Continue reading →

NASA Astronauts, Star Trek Crew Connect via Google+ Hangout – Video

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NASA Astronauts, Star Trek Crew Connect via Google+ Hangout To view the full Hangout, please visit: http://youtu.be/r7_BZe6cGoI —– Astronaut Chris Cassidy, from aboard the International Space Station participated i… By: NASAtelevision Continue reading →

Canadian astronaut’s music video aboard International Space Station – Video

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Canadian astronaut's music video aboard International Space Station A music video shot aboard the International Space Station by a Canadian astronaut gets over 1.5 million hits on YouTube. By: ibnnewslive007 Continue reading →

Launchpad: SAGE III Goes to the International Space Station – Video

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Launchpad: SAGE III Goes to the International Space Station NASA's third generation science instrument, SAGE III, sheds light on how aerosols, water vapor and other gases interact with and affect our atmosphere. See h… Continue reading →

Raw: American, 2 Others Return From Space International Space Station – Video

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Raw: American, 2 Others Return From Space International Space Station A Soyuz space capsule carrying a three-man crew returning from a five-month mission to the International Space Station landed safely on Tuesday on the steppe… By: newswatchstation Continue reading →

Chris Hadfield returns to Earth | International Space Station landed safely – Video

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Chris Hadfield returns to Earth | International Space Station landed safely A Soyuz space capsule carrying a three-man crew, including Commander Chris Hadfield, returning from a five-month mission to the International Space Station l… Continue reading →

Russian cargo craft uses thrusters to adjust orbit of space station

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MOSCOW, May 17 (UPI) — A Russian Progress M-19M resupply spacecraft attached to the International Space Station was used to adjust the station’s orbit Friday, Russian officials say. The space freighter’s engines were run for slightly more than 15 minutes to raise the ISS’s orbit by about 1.6 miles, a spokesman for the Russian space agency Roscosmos said. The station’s orbit is now 259 miles above the Earth, RIA Novosti reported. Continue reading →

NASA Connects Space Station and "Star Trek Into Darkness" Crews in a Google+ Hangout – Video

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NASA Connects Space Station and “Star Trek Into Darkness” Crews in a Google+ Hangout Astronaut Chris Cassidy, from aboard the International Space Station participated in a Google+ hangout with fellow astronauts at Johnson Space Center and cas… By: NASAtelevision Continue reading →

Opportunity rover breaks 40-year-old NASA record for off-world driving

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NASA / JPL-Caltech On May 15, the 3,309th Martian day of its Red Planet mission, NASA’s Opportunity rover drove 263 feet (80 meters) southward along the western rim of Endeavour Crater. By Mike Wall, Space.com NASA’s long-lived Opportunity Mars rover is the new American champion of off-planet driving, breaking a distance record set more than 40 years ago by an Apollo moon buggy Continue reading →

Latest World News – Space station cooling system leaking – Video

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Latest World News – Space station cooling system leaking http://www.youtube.com/AllNewsPlace All News Placeيرجىالاشتراكللحصولعلىآخرالمستجداتمكانالأخبارجميع The International Space Station has a radiator le… Continue reading →

Correction: Space Station-Star Trek story

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WASHINGTON (AP) In a story May 15 about astronauts at the International Space Station getting the new “Star Trek” movie, The Associated Press reported erroneously when the film opened on Earth. “Star Trek into Darkness” opened in the United States on Thursday; it opened in some other countries earlier in May Continue reading →

Change of command at International Space Station – Video

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Change of command at International Space Station http://www.euronews.com/ Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has handed over control of the International Space Station. He is heading back to Earth after comp… By: Euronews Continue reading →

America's first space station Skylab turns 40

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Before the International Space Station and viral videos from space, there was Skylab — America’s first space station. 30 Photos Play Video Skylab launched into space by the unmanned Saturn V rocket on May 14, 1973 from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Continue reading →