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The first female astronaut wanted to go to Mars at the age of 76
The first woman to fly into space said she would fly to Mars if she had a chance, even if that meant she would never return to Earth.
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NASA chooses 8 astronauts for new space mission
The US Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) said on June 17 that it has recruited eight new astronauts for future space missions, including a flight to an asteroid and ev…
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Underwear company revealed about astronaut's attire
The Apollo train that brought people to the Moon went into human history. But the technology used in that journey, including the process of making astronaut suits, has j…
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New crew on ISS
In the early morning of May 29, a Russian Soyuz spacecraft took the new three-man crew to the International Space Station (ISS). Among them is the youngest astronaut Luc…
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Test sleep for mission to Mars
A group of 12 people is participating in the scientific research, and the only requirement is to lie on the bed placed at a lower angle of six degrees from the horizonta…
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The 35th international cosmic fleet returned safely to Earth
On the morning of May 14, TMA-07M, a combined spacecraft, carrying three astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS), safely landed on its intended location in…
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NASA smartphone goes 'cosmopolitan'
Three HTC Nexus One smartphones from Google, placed in a 4-inch metal box and named PhoneSats traveled around the Earth at a height of 241km.
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America spends more on Russian rents to bring people to space
US Agency for Aeronautics and Space (NASA) said on April 30, it will sign a new contract worth US $ 424 million to hire Russia to bring US astronauts to the Internationa…
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The American astronaut has been faced with 'floating disaster'
Newly discovered conversation records from the Apollo 10 space exploration mission of the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) have revealed that astronauts encountered some unexp…
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Russia will spend $ 50 billion on the aerospace industry
President Vladimir Putin has announced plans to spend $ 50 billion to uphold Russia's leading position in aerospace.
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The launch of the spacecraft looks from orbit
When the Russian Soyuz flew up from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on March 28, Chris Hadfield - Canadian astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS) - recorde…
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Astronaut explores 'Mars' on ... Earth
A group of scientists came to live and work in the desert in Utah (USA) - where there are similarities with Mars, to study the possibility of human survival when set foo…
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The 34th international fleet from ISS on Earth is safe
At noon March 16, the Union's landing unit landed in the Kazakhstan steppe, about 86km northeast of Arkalyk city, returning three travelers from the International Space…
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2013 - Russia sends female astronauts into space
Official Alexei Temerov of Star City Space Training Center (Russia) revealed that Russia will bring the first female astronaut to space in 2014.
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See astronauts prepare food on the universe
The preparation of food on the International Space Station (ISS) is very different from that on Earth because of its weightless environment. Even some foods, including s…