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  • October 2008

    • $700B Goes a Long Way in Space—and on Earth

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Oct 5, 08 6:03 AM CDT

      $700B Goes a Long Way in Space—and on Earth

      (Newser) - With the Treasury Department now in charge of figuring out what holes to plug with its $700 billion in bailout bucks, the San Francisco Chronicle takes a look at what else that money could do. Some highlights: Hire 16,062,414 public-school teachers. Pay the average weekly wages of 22 million Americans for one year (based on Department of Labor’s figure of $612 per week). More »

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      Iraq war  • education  • International Space Station  • Afghanistan war  • student debt  • single-family homes

  • September 2008

    • Private Firms Hope to Haul NASA's Space Cargo

      Washington Post  |  Sep 25, 08 1:10 PM CDT

      Private Firms Hope to Haul NASA's Space Cargo

      (Newser) - Hauling crew and equipment between earth and the international space station is expensive work, and NASA is looking to private entrepreneurs to pick up some of the slack, the Washington Post reports. Among the front-runners is Elon Musk, a founder of Paypal, who has seen his three prototype shuttles crash before they could make it into orbit. More »

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      Russia  • NASA  • International Space Station  • space exploration  • PayPal  • space tourism  • entrepreneurs

    • Colbert Shooting DNA Into Space

      Associated Press  |  Sep 8, 08 12:03 PM CDT

      Colbert Shooting DNA Into Space

      (Newser) - You probably won’t live forever, but a part of Stephen Colbert hopes to. The comedian’s digitized DNA will travel to the International Space Station in October as part of an “Immortality Drive” DNA time capsule, reports AP. The DNA will be delivered by video-game designer Richard Garriott, one of the few private citizens scheduled to travel into space. More »

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      International Space Station  • DNA  • Stephen Colbert

  • July 2008

    • 'It's In, Thank God': Astronauts Finish Risky Chore

      Houston Chronicle  |  Jul 10, 08 5:17 PM CDT

      'It's In, Thank God': Astronauts Finish Risky Chore

      (Newser) - Two Russian astronauts successfully removed an apparently defective bolt from their Soyuz spacecraft during a risky spacewalk today, the Houston Chronicle reports. The bolt itself packed the punch of an explosive firecracker, so the astronauts had to disconnect it, then stuff it into a steel case. "It's in, thank God," said one of the spacewalkers. More »

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      Russia  • International Space Station  • astronauts  • spacewalk  • Soyuz  • cosmonauts

  • 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

    • Google's Brin Books Flight to Space Station

      New York Times  |  Jun 11, 08 9:03 AM CDT

      Google's Brin Books Flight to Space Station

      (Newser) - Google co-founder Sergey Brin is turning space tourist, plunking down a $5 million deposit with Space Adventures for passage to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket in 2011, reports the New York Times . Space Adventures is planning to buy two of the three seats aboard the mission, whose sole agenda would be tourism. More »

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      Google  • NASA  • International Space Station  • Sergey Brin  • space tourism

    • Shuttle Prepares to Head Home

      Space.com  |  Jun 10, 08 9:07 PM CDT

      Shuttle Prepares to Head Home

      (Newser) - Shuttle astronauts bid farewell to the crew of the International Space Station today and closed the hatch between their spacecrafts, Space.com reports. Discovery plans to undock from the station tomorrow morning after a busy weeklong mission and begin a 4-day trip home. The shuttle crew delivered and installed a huge new space lab for the station. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • Discovery space shuttle  • Kibo

    • 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

    • 'Incredible' Final Walk for Shuttle Astronauts

      Space.com  |  Jun 9, 08 3:33 AM CDT

      'Incredible' Final Walk for Shuttle Astronauts

      (Newser) - Two shuttle astronauts completed their third and final spacewalk yesterday outside the International Space Station, racking up more than 20 hours floating in space. The pair completed maintenance on the station's cooling system and Japanese lab, taking time out to admire spectacular views, reports Space.com. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • Earth  • Kibo

    • Now They Can Boldly Go

      BBC  |  Jun 5, 08 3:47 AM CDT

      Now They Can Boldly Go

      (Newser) - A Russian astronaut worked like a space janitor for two hours to finally fix a toilet aboard the International Space Station yesterday, the BBC reports. The space shuttle Discovery delivered a new pump for the broken toilet, which has dominated NASA press conferences. "It's something perhaps everyday people can relate to," said one NASA official. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • Discovery space shuttle  • toilet  • Kibo  • Soyuz

    • 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

    • Discovery's New Fuel Tank Passes With Flying Colors

      Space.com  |  Jun 2, 08 3:33 AM CDT

      Discovery's New Fuel Tank Passes With Flying Colors

      (Newser) - The Discovery shuttle launch Saturday marked the first use of a new fuel tank designed after flaws led to the 2003 Columbia disaster, Space.com reports, and tests yesterday showed the new design to be successful. The external tank, designed to minimize the release of falling debris  during launch, shed a few pieces of foam, but "performed in a magnificent fashion," said a NASA mission manager. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • space shuttle  • space exploration  • Discovery space shuttle  • aerospace  • Columbia Space Shuttle