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Nasa delayed the launch of the shuttle
On December 6, NASA officials postponed the launch of the Atlantis space shuttle for at least 24 hours due to problems with the fuel sensor.
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Women's mark in the history of space flights
For the first time in the 50-year history of flights into space, there will be two women on October 23, sitting on the chairs commanding two spacecraft.
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China can launch the Moon probe tomorrow
China is expected to launch the first ship to explore the Moon around 6 pm tomorrow (October 24), from the Xuchang Satellite Launch Center of Sichuan Province.
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Malaysia's first astronaut returned to earth
On October 21, Malaysia's first astronaut, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, returned safely to Kazakhstan on the Soyuz spacecraft. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor is welcomed as a hero…
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Hot universe race in Asia
The space race in Asia heated up on October 24 when China successfully launched its first moon probe.
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Discovery into the International Space Station
On October 25, Discovery shuttle went to the International Space Station (International Space Station - ISS) after a two-day journey, after which the ship successfully c…
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ISS has a new compartment
On October 26, two space shuttle astronauts Discovery completed the first space walk and installed a new compartment into the International Space Station (ISS).
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Postpone deploying a solar panel on the international space station
On October 30, a long tear was discovered on a solar panel battery being opened by ISS station astronauts. It happened when two space shuttle astronauts Discovery just f…
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Russia proposed to sell spacecraft to Malaysia
Russia is proposing to sell the Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft to Malaysia - the ship has brought this Muslim first astronaut to the ISS space station in early October.
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Sputnik artificial satellite: New era of space
50 years ago, on October 4, 1957, the era of space began when Russian scientists (the former Soviet Union) surpassed the Americans, launched Sputnik - the first artifici…
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Russia and the United States cooperate to find water on Mars and the Moon
Russia and the United States celebrate 50 years of humanity launching the first satellite into space with a treaty using Russian technology in NASA missions to find wate…
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Japan launched the Moon exploration satellite
Japan has successfully launched the Moon SELENE exploration satellite, worth $ 279 million. Scientists will use data from SELENE to study the origin and evolution of the…
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October 24, China launched a probe into the Moon's orbit
China has just announced that it will launch Chang probe e One on Moon's orbit on October 24. This is China's first step in the race to the Moon, which is heating up glo…
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Discovery is about to take off
On Tuesday, the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) confirmed the plan to launch the shuttle Discovery on October 23 unchanged. Discovery will be launched on the International…
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China will launch the Mars probe into 2009
In October 2009, China will depart the first Mars probe as part of a joint project with Russia, sources from the Shanghai Space Agency, the main manufacturer of the prob…