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Spacewalkers Upgrade Station

German astronaut, recovered from illness, fits new tank with US colleague

Feb 14, 08 2:55 AM CST
(Newser) - A German astronaut walked in space with a Yank colleague yesterday to fit the International Space Station with a new tank of nitrogen. Hans Schlegal and US astronaut Max Walheim completed the upgrade in a seven-hour mission, reports Space.com. "Hello to all the people of Germany," Walheim... More »

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Recovered Astronaut
Steps Up for Spacewalk

Illness over, German astronaut  readies for spacewalk

Feb 13, 08 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - A German astronaut who was too sick for a scheduled spacewalk earlier this week is feeling much better, and preparing for his first step into the great outdoors today, reports Space.com. "I'm doing very fine," Hans Schlegel, 56, said via videolink from the International Space Station. Schlegel... More »

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Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off

Weather doesn't delay mission to
international space station after all

Feb 7, 08 2:11 PM CST
(Newser) - After bad weather prompted worries of a further delay, US space shuttle Atlantis successfully blasted into space today, the AP reports. NASA had feared the same cold front that ravaged the South with tornadoes would push the launch to tomorrow, or later. Aboard, with seven astronauts, is the European Space... More »

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NASA • European Space Agency • astronauts • International Space Station • Daniel Tani • Atlantis Space Shuttle • Columbus Space Laboratory

Risky Spacewalk Juices Up ISS

7-hour mission on solar wing improves power supply

Jan 30, 08 12:57 PM CST
(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,... More »

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space • astronauts • International Space Station • spacewalk • Daniel Tani • Peggy Whitson • solar wing

Space Shuttle Astronauts Gain Fame

Hall to welcome 4 newcomers, including leader of Hubble launch mission

Jan 11, 08 1:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Four space shuttle pilots have taken one giant leap toward immortality, NASA announced this week: They'll make up the Astronaut Hal of Fame class of 2008. The inductees, who will be honored at a May ceremony, include the commanders who presided over the initial assembly of the International Space Station... More »

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NASA Plans Daring Hubble Fix

Unprecedented spacewalk will make for spiffier 'scope

Jan 9, 08 12:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Astronauts will save—and drastically upgrade—the Hubble Space Telescope in an unprecedented mission this year, NewScientist Space reports. The mission will make the Hubble 90 times more powerful than it originally was, but will require spacewalkers to complete a delicate electronics repair job in zero gravity while wearing bulky... More »

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NASA • astronomy • Hubble • space • astronauts • spacewalk • John Grunsfeld • neutral buoyancy laboratory

In Space,
a Son Mourns
His Mother

Space Station astronaut
Daniel Tani's mom dies in car accident

Dec 20, 07 7:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Astronaut Daniel Tani, orbiting 200 miles above the Earth in the International Space Station, learned yesterday that his 90-year-old mother, Rose, had been killed when her car was struck by a freight train outside Chicago, reports the Chicago Tribune. Police said she drove around a school bus stopped at the... More »

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NASA • astronauts • accident • International Space Station • Daniel Tani • Atlantis Space Shuttle • Rose Tani

100th Spacewalk Marks Milestone

'King of mind boggling,' astronaut says; new record set for female walk time at ISS

Dec 18, 07 6:13 PM CST
(Newser) - An inspection of two faulty parts of the International Space Station today marked its 100th spacewalk, Space.com reports. Astronauts Peggy Whitson and Dan Tani, about to make the nearly seven-hour walk, were surprised to hear the news. "It is kind of mind boggling," Tani said. "I... More »

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Atlantis Set to Launch Today Despite Flaws

Shuttle to lift off with stricter rules in controversial decision

Dec 9, 07 5:15 AM CST
(Newser) - With tighter safety guidelines in place, NASA plans to go forward this afternoon with the launch of the Atlantis, although the problem of the shuttle's faulty fuel sensors remains unresolved. Following three days of debate, NASA engineers agreed unanimously that the shuttle could launch safely, though the decision has sparked... More »

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Florida • NASA • astronauts • space shuttle • International Space Station • Atlantis Space Shuttle

Atlantis May Try Again Tomorrow

Delays or a dangerous bypass are the only options

Dec 7, 07 5:23 PM CST
(Newser) - NASA plans to launch the space shuttle Atlantis tomorrow, assuming engineers can figure out how to fix malfunctioning fuel sensors, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The glitches forced the space agency to postpone yesterday's original launch and another today. "We want to sleep on it," said a NASA official,... More »

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Astronauts Wire Up 'Harmony'

Two spacewalkers attach a new room to international space station

Nov 20, 07 7:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Two astronauts set up a new room on the international space station today, the AP reports. Their relatively quick, successful work was greeted with smiles from Mission Control: The room has to be functional before NASA can send up its next shuttle, currently scheduled for a Dec. 6 launch, which... More »

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1 Small Disc, 1 Giant Message

Disc with messages of peace lies in moondust

Nov 17, 07 10:02 AM CST
(Newser) - A tiny disc carrying messages of peace from world leaders has been lying in a small pouch on the moon since 1969, reports Space.com. Space historian Tahir Rahman's new book We Came In Peace For All Mankind tells the story of how the disc came to be there—and... More »

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NASA • astronauts • moon • peace • Apollo missions • moon landings

Discovery to Fly Over US

Columbia disaster sparked changes in NASA procedures

Nov 6, 07 1:35 PM CST
(Newser) - The space shuttle Discovery will fly across the US tomorrow before landing in Cape Canaveral, a feat NASA hasn’t attempted since the doomed shuttle Columbia rained debris over the country in 2003. New safety procedures have minimized the risk of another disaster, ABC News reports. People below may see... More »

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NASA • astronauts • space shuttle • Kennedy Space Center • International Space Station • space flight • Cape Canaveral • Johnson Space Center • spacecraft • Columbia Space Shuttle • Discovery space shuttle

Discovery Crew Bids Teary Bye

Astros exit space station after 11-day renovation project

Nov 5, 07 3:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Astronauts bid each other teary goodbyes yesterday as the shuttle Discovery prepared to leave the international space station and return to Earth. Seven people will make the two-day journey home, including astronaut Clay Anderson, who completed a 152-day mission aboard the station. Crew member Dan Tani is taking his place... More »

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space • astronauts • Clayton Anderson • International Space Station • Daniel Tani • Discovery space shuttle

Crew Begins Solar Panel Repairs

Astronauts get to work on risky spacewalk

Nov 3, 07 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - A pair of Discovery astronauts embarked this morning on repairs to a ripped solar panel on the International Space Station in one of the most dangerous and challenging spacewalks ever undertaken, the AP reports. Astronaut Scott Parazynski took a 45-minute trip on a modified robotic arm to the station's far... More »

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NASA • astronauts • International Space Station • Pamela Melroy • Discovery space shuttle

Aldrin Likes Nowak's Grit, Bladder Control

Lovesick astronaut "admired" by second man on the moon

Sep 10, 07 7:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Second man on the moon Buzz Aldrin salutes lovesick astronaut Lisa Nowak's gritty restroom-less cross-country drive, telling Time: "I think Nowak should be admired for traveling across the country at night and not getting out of her car to put in gas or go to the restroom,"... More »

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depression • alcohol • Lisa Nowak • Astronaut love triangle • astronauts • Buzz Aldrin

NASA Blasts Rumors of Drunken Astronauts

US space agency dismisses inebriation allegations as 'urban legends'

Aug 29, 07 6:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - NASA said today there is no truth to allegations that several astronauts were drunk as they were blasted into space, the Miami Herald reports. A month after an independent panel reported vague accounts of astronauts drunk on the job, space agency officials said interviews and a review of 20 years'... More »

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NASA • alcohol • space • astronauts • Kennedy Space Center • Mike Griffin • Bryan O'Connor

Nowak to Argue Temporary Insanity

Ex-astronaut's lawyer says he may cite
mental disorder

Aug 28, 07 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former astronaut Lisa Nowak will plead temporary insanity if she goes to trial on kidnapping and assault charges next month. A notice her lawyer filed today says she was experiencing a major depressive disorder when she attacked her ex-lover's girlfriend at the Orlando airport in February, the Sentinel reports. More »

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depression • Lisa Nowak • kidnapping • astronauts • trial • insanity • assault

Ex-Astronaut Faces Romantic Rival in Court

Nowak's alleged victim says she's still afraid

Aug 24, 07 4:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Air Force captain who was allegedly stalked and attacked by Lisa Nowak testified today she is still afraid of the ex-astronaut. At a pretrial hearing in Orlando, Colleen Shipman told the court she would feel more comfortable if Nowak continues wearing an ankle monitor that tracks her location, the... More »

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Lisa Nowak • Air Force • Navy • stalker • astronauts • Orlando • attack • Claire Shipman • Brevard County • Bill Ofelein • Colleen Shipman

Storm Forces Shuttle Home Early

Astronauts wrap up early to reach Houston before Hurricane Dean

Aug 18, 07 5:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - NASA managers worried about the wrath of Hurricane Dean have ordered shuttle Endeavour home a day earlier than planned, the AP reports. Astronauts wrapped up a space walk today and prepared for a trip that would leave tomorrow and land in Houston on Tuesday. One astronaut clearly saw the hurricane’... More »

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NASA • storm • astronauts • space shuttle • International Space Station • Endeavour • space flight • hurricane • Hurricane Dean

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