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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: cosmonaut

cosmonaut stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - A Russian spacecraft carrying a cosmonaut, an astronaut, and the first two-time space tourist has docked with the International Space Station, the CBC reports. The Soyuz capsule will soon offload the two crew members and US billionaire Charles Simonyi. Simonyi will return to Earth in the same capsule on April... More »

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space tourism • astronauts • cosmonaut • International Space Station • Charles Simonyi • Soyuz • outer space

Russia Tests 'Real World: Mars'

6 cosmonauts will spend 520 days in  isolation on simulated journey

Sep 14, 07 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a sort of extraterrestrial edition of MTV's "Real World," Russia will lock six would-be cosmonauts in a "spaceship" for 520 days in a simulated voyage to Mars. As Russian scientists test the effects of extended isolation, participants will spend 2 years growing their own vegetables,... More »

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Mars • European Space Agency • cosmonaut • space travel • Russian Space Agency

Top Thrills for Your Holiday Buck

Challenge yourself and whatever unfortunates you bring along in these nail-biting vacation adventures

Aug 25, 07 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Timid vacationers whose idea of a good time is a book and a beach chair need not peruse this list of adventures, compiled by Forbes.
  1. Dive with sharks in the Bahamas (cagediver.com)
  2. Fly a fighter jet in California (incredible-adventures.com)
  3. High-altitude skydiving in Memphis (halojumper.com )
... More »

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Russia • travel • Moscow • list • Bolivia • New Zealand • cosmonaut • vacation • shark diving • adventure • sky diving • cave tubing • Bahamas

Final Frontier Tests Terra Firma Ethics

NASA ponders death, sex during long
space voyages

May 1, 07 7:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - As NASA plans a three-year manned mission to Mars during the next three decades, Oregon Trail ethics are being updated. What do you do with bodies of pioneers who don't make it? A new document on crew health from the space agency deals with death and interment where no man... More »

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ethics • NASA • space exploration • Mars • space • astronauts • safety • cosmonaut

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