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US moon landing has been confirmed by Indian satellite »
Posted by: JessicaLaurie 2 months, 1 week ago in News
India's first lunar mission has captured images of the landing site of the Apollo 15 craft, debunking theories that the US mission was a ...
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Thunderstorms delay space shuttle launch again - Yahoo! News »
Posted by: mpchekuri 3 months, 4 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Thunderstorms forced NASA to call off Sunday evening's launch of shuttle Endeavour, the fourth delay for the space station construction mission.
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NASA Space Junk - Audio Tapes Released »
Posted by: guyro 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station hunkered down this week while waiting to find out if a piece of space junk would hit their temporary ...
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BBC NEWS | Science&Environment | Space shuttle lands in California »
Posted by: ConquistadorForLife 5 months, 2 weeks ago in News
The seven astronauts on board Atlantis have taken part in an ambitious and risky mission to service and re-fit the Hubble telescope.
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Atlantis crew wraps mission, testifies to Senate »
Posted by: altnrg 5 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Tests and testifying will take up what NASA hopes is the last day in orbit for the space shuttle Atlantis.
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Astronauts Drink Recycled Urine for the First Time in History - Recycled urine(Pics) »
Posted by: parastar 5 months, 2 weeks ago in News
So here I am— drinking Martini Rosso with lots of ice, sun licking my cheeks in a NYC terrace— reading that in space they are ...
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Long distance space travel leaves you short, fat and ugly, claim scientists - Telegraph »
Posted by: FunnyBoyz 5 months ago in News
Making long space journeys, like those envisaged in the future, will not be
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Astronauts could reach Mars in 2020s »
Posted by: myfairlady 2 months ago in Science & Technology
Humans could orbit Mars in the 2020s, says a panel appointed by the White House – but only if NASA's budget is boosted. At its ...
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100 rules for would-be spacemen »
Posted by: JessicaLaurie 3 months ago in Science & Technology
No scars, no history of serious illness in the last three generations of your family, and no tooth cavities. These are amongst the 100 health ...
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13 spacefliers have to share one Toilet on station, plus another on shuttle »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The bathroom lines at the already crowded space shuttle and space station complex got a lot longer Sunday because of a flooded ...
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Jan. 27, 1967: 3 Astronauts Die in Capsule Fire »
Posted by: monte-g 9 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
1967: Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee are killed on the launch pad when a flash fire engulfs their command module during testing for ...
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Astronauts head outside to install station addition »
Posted by: altnrg 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Two U.S. astronauts left the International Space Station on Saturday for a spacewalk to prepare the last piece of Japan's Kibo laboratory for ...
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Astronauts to take last spacewalk to repair Hubble »
Posted by: suzanek 5 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Atlantis spacewalkers John Grunsfeld and Andrew Feustel (FOY-stahl) will leave the space shuttle Atlantis Monday morning for their mission's fifth and final spacewalk.
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Exploring The Final Frontier: Disease Proposed As Major Barrier To Mars And Beyond »
Posted by: gbudavid 1 week, 1 day ago in Science & Technology
Scientists argue that human missions to Mars, as well as all other long-term space flights might be compromised by microbial hitchhikers, such as bacteria. That ...
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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Astronauts wanted - no bad breath »
Posted by: gbudavid 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
China draws up 100 health requirements for people wanting to go into space, banning body odours, runny noses and tooth cavities.
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