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Clouds have strange shapes
On February 18, 2003, astronauts on the ISS International Space Station saw a beautiful sight: These are noctilucent clouds, or night clouds, which are long in shape.
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Play golf in space
According to Igor Panarin, spokesman for the Russian Space Agency Roskomos, on the International Space Station (ISS) there are two golf clubs and four golf balls made by…
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Russian astronauts play golf on the universe
Russian astronaut Mikhail Tyurin is preparing to enroll in the history of golfing, with plans to make a tee shot from a position outside the International Space Station…
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NASA is about to launch Discovery ship to rebuild ISS
The US space agency (NASA) announced on December 7 that it will launch the Space Shuttle Discovery, a week earlier than originally planned. According to experts, 7-12 is…
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Sushi is 'eliminated' from Japanese menu
The Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) is offering Japanese dishes to astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS), however the country's most famous sushi has been rem…
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The entire space travel chair has been sold out until 2009
The rates for tourists on flights to the International Space Station (ISS) have been booked by 2009, announced by Anatoly Perminov, director of the Russian Space Agency…
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USA, Russia announced new crew on ISS
The US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) and the Russian Space Agency have announced the names of four astronauts who will work on the International Space Station (ISS) in the n…
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The first female cosmonaut returned safely
Soyuz carried the first female cosmonaut in the world safely landed in the Arkalyk, Kazakhstan area this morning (September 29) after a week of traveling on the Internat…
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The Atlantis spacecraft landed on the ISS smoothly
According to the US Aerospace Agency (NASA), on September 11, the space shuttle Atlantis docked at the International Space Station (ISS) smoothly. This is the first trip…
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Atlantis cruise astronauts make space walks
On September 12, two space shuttle astronauts Atlantis made one of three spacewalks scheduled to add two large modules to the International Space Station (ISS), includin…
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Poison leakage on the ISS station
Astronauts at the ISS International Space Station have turned on an alarm signal after they smell a toxic chemical leak from the valve of an oxygen tank.
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In 2009, Madonna will fly into space
Famous pop singer Madonna will fly to the ISS International Space Station in 2009. Igor Panarin, spokesman for the Russian Space Agency (Roskomos), confirmed this on Mon…
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Atlantis board landed safely
Today (September 21), the Atlantis spacecraft and crew of 6 landed safely at Kennedy Space Center, successfully ending a 12-day mission to the international space statio…
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After 2015, there will be a space station to replace the ISS Station
According to the Russian Space Agency (Roskomos), another space station will replace the International Space Station (ISS) after 2015.
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Atlantis launched into space
At 11:15 pm in the Eastern United States, or 22:15 PM, the Atlantis space ship left the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the mission to increase the energy source fo…