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  • April 2008
    • Astronauts OK After Rough Landing

      Astronauts OK After Rough Landing

      (Newser) - Three space travelers returning from the International Space Station are OK after a rough landing hundreds of miles off course in Kazakhstan this morning, Space.com reports. The Soyuz space capsule carrying US astronaut Peggy Whitson, a Russian cosmonaut, and South Korea's first astronaut veered nearly 300 miles off target and subjected the three to severe G-forces, MSNBC reports. More »

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      International Space Station   astronauts   Kazakhstan   Soyuz   Peggy Whitson

  • February 2008
  • January 2008
    • Risky Spacewalk Juices Up ISS

      Risky Spacewalk Juices Up ISS

      (Newser) - US astronauts pulled off a risky repair mission on the International Space Station’s troubled solar wing today, the AP reports. The possibility of electrical shock made the 7-hour spacewalk dangerous, forcing the team to wait until the station was on the dark side of the planet. “Yee-haw! Excellent,” cried Commander Peggy Whitson as much-needed electricity surged through the station. More »

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      International Space Station   space   astronauts   spacewalk   Daniel Tani   Peggy Whitson

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