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  • October 2008

    • Diary That Survived Shuttle Blast Goes on Display

      Associated Press  |  Oct 4, 08 7:21 AM CDT

      Diary That Survived Shuttle Blast Goes on Display

      (Newser) - Pages from the diary of an Israeli astronaut who perished with the space shuttle Columbia  go on display tomorrow at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, the AP reports. Ilan Ramon's diary was found in a field 2 months after the crash. It had fallen 37 miles to earth when the shuttle disintegrated. The museum's curator says its survival defies rational explanation. More »

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      astronauts  • space shuttle  • Jerusalem  • Columbia Space Shuttle

  • August 2008

    • Iran Aims to Put a Man in Space

      CBC (Canada)  |  Aug 21, 08 5:30 PM CDT

      Iran Aims to Put a Man in Space

      (Newser) - Iran plans to send a manned mission into orbit within the next 10 years, the CBC reports. The news comes on the heels of a recent, and disputed, rocket launch the Iranians claim put a satellite, its first, into space. The country says its space presence would monitor weather and improve communications, but the international community is wary of military applications. More »

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      Iran  • astronauts  • satellite  • rocket  • space program  • spaceflight

  • July 2008
  • June 2008

    • Discovery Returns to Earth

      Associated Press  |  Jun 14, 08 12:30 PM CDT

      Discovery Returns to Earth

      (Newser) - The space shuttle Discovery swooped back to Earth today after successfully expanding the International Space Station, the AP reports. The shuttle’s seven crew members delivered Kibo, the new billion-dollar Japanese science lab, and a pump to repair a broken toilet. Discovery also brought home flight engineer Garret Reisman, who’d talked of missing his wife, calling her “my favorite earthling.” More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • astronauts  • space shuttle  • Discovery space shuttle  • Kibo  • shuttle

    • Astronaut Waves Robot Arm

      Reuters  |  Jun 9, 08 3:25 PM CDT

      Astronaut Waves Robot Arm

      (Newser) - A Japanese astronaut on board the International Space Station successfully unfolded a massive robotic arm from the newly installed Kibo laboratory today, Reuters reports. The arm moved slightly on Saturday, but today’s extension of the 33-foot device was the first full test, Space.com reports. The Japanese-built robot had nothing to grab; the equipment the arm will tend to arrives next year. More »

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      Japan  • NASA  • International Space Station  • astronauts  • Discovery space shuttle  • space travel  • Kibo  • robotic arm

    • Astronauts Installing New Lab

      Houston Chronicle  |  Jun 3, 08 5:04 PM CDT

      Astronauts Installing New Lab

      (Newser) - Two spacewalking astronauts are preparing the enormous Japanese-made Kibo lab for eventual installation on the International Space Station, the Houston Chronicle reports. After getting a late start this morning because of a communications malfunction, Mike Fossum and Ron Garan sped through their checklists and got back ahead of schedule. The expedition is expected to take almost 7 hours. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • astronauts  • Discovery space shuttle  • spacewalk  • Kibo

    • Shuttle Anchors at Space Station

      Space.com  |  Jun 2, 08 5:10 PM CDT

      Shuttle Anchors at Space Station

      (Newser) - NASA's Discovery shuttle hooked up to the international space station today after a 2-day voyage, Space.com reports. Commander Mark Kelly docked at about 2 pm EDT and told the station crew, "We're really looking forward to seeing you guys." "You have no idea how much we're looking forward to seeing you, too," said US astronaut Garrett Reisman. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • astronauts  • Discovery space shuttle  • space flight

    • Lawmaker Sees Off Spaceman Hubby

      Space.com  |  Jun 1, 08 5:07 PM CDT

      Lawmaker Sees Off Spaceman Hubby

      (Newser) - Arizona lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords waved goodbye as her husband went to work yesterday, in command of the Discovery shuttle. Giffords, who married astronaut Mark Kelly 6 months ago, admits she's nervous about the trip. "You don't really relax" until the shuttle comes home, she told Space.com. "At that point, you can sort of exhale and relax and know that your loved one's safe." More »

  • May 2008

    • Houston, We Have a (Potty) Problem

      New York Times  |  May 27, 08 7:36 PM CDT

      Houston, We Have a (Potty) Problem

      (Newser) - The three-member crew aboard the International Space Station has a delicate problem—the toilet's on the fritz. The station's liquid-waste collector—a tricky system involving fans and the lack of gravity—is kaput, the New York Times reports. (The solid-waste collector still works.) Astronauts are working on a backup system and may get plumbing help when Discovery (with a crew of seven and its own toilet) launches Saturday. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • astronauts  • Discovery space shuttle  • toilet  • deep space

    • Old Columbia Test Sheds Light on Ketchup

      LiveScience  |  May 4, 08 6:27 PM CDT

      Old Columbia Test Sheds Light on Ketchup

      (Newser) - A hard drive recovered from the Columbia shuttle disaster confirms an old theory about why people shake ketchup before pouring it, LiveScience reports. Astronauts on the craft were conducting a zero-gravity experiment with xenon, a gas, to study viscosity, but scientists feared the results were lost after Columbia burned up 5 years ago. More »

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      astronauts  • Columbia Space Shuttle  • experiments  • Columbia disaster  • shuttle Columbia  • zero gravity

  • April 2008

    • Astronauts OK After Rough Landing

      Space.com  |  Apr 19, 08 9:24 AM CDT

      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

    • South Korea's First Astronaut Docks at ISS

      Space.com  |  Apr 10, 08 6:38 PM CDT

      South Korea's First Astronaut Docks at ISS

      (Newser) - South Korea’s first astronaut arrived at the International Space Station today, and her country must be relieved—having paid $25 million to get her there, Space.com reports. The South Korean president called So-yeon Yi’s mission a “stepping stone” in that country’s fledgling space program; lacking ships of their own, they paid the Russians to take her on an 11-day spin. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • South Korea  • astronauts  • satellite  • Russian space program

  • March 2008

    • Shuttle Returns to Earth

      Associated Press  |  Mar 26, 08 7:57 PM CDT

      Shuttle Returns to Earth

      (Newser) - The space shuttle Endeavour returned to Earth with a rare night landing to wrap up an ambitious mission to the International Space Station, the AP reports. The shuttle had to land in darkness after NASA called off an earlier attempt because of cloud cover. Astronauts blasted off 16 days ago, delivering a 12-foot robot to the space station and installing the first portion of a Japanese laboratory. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • astronauts