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Scientists love to plant trees on Mars
NASA has made many bold plans for the Mars program with the addition of self-propelled ships to the Martian surface by 2020 and will send manned spacecraft by 2030.
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Japanese astronaut as commander of the International Space Station
According to Reuters, for the first time in history, the International Space Station (ISS) has a commander as a Japanese astronaut.
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Growing and harvesting vegetables on international space station
Russian scientists announced that they have harvested peas, Japanese broccoli and low-grade wheat varieties grown on the International Space Station (ISS) and confirmed
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High-tech clothes protect astronauts
Scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA) claim to be working on a tight-fitting clothing that supports astronauts' backs in orbit.
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International Space Station is fixed on Christmas night
Two astronauts are about to step out into space on Christmas Eve to repair the broken cooling system on the International Space Station (ISS).
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NASA takes people to the dark side of the moon in 2028
In addition, NASA plans to bring the spacecraft into orbit around the Lagrange L2 point, which is at an altitude of 60,000km above the dark part of the moon.
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The cooling system on ISS is broken
The US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) has announced that one of the two cooling systems on the International Space Station (ISS) stops working, but the astronauts are still s…
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The Soyuz spacecraft returned safely to the Olympic torch
Russia's Soyuz spacecraft on 11 November brought three astronauts back after a mission of 166 days, and brought the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic torch back to earth.
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NASA takes people to space in 2017
NASA is planning to stop cooperating with the Russian Space Agency (Roskosmos) in bringing astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) starting in 2017.
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NASA: Mars is still out of human reach
Dennis Tito wanted to bring two astronauts to Mars early on Christmas 2017, but NASA seemed cold with this proposal by Dennis Tito.
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The Sochi Olympic torch is about to fly to space
The flight to the International Space Station (ISS) of the three astronauts of the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft on November 7 will have a special mission to turn the torch o…
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Walking torch relay in space
Two Russian astronauts on November 9 parade the Olympic torch in the universe, opening many events to celebrate the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
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Increase ISS trajectory to catch Soyuz train
The Russian Mission Control Center will adjust the ISS trajectory by using the ATV-4 transport propulsion engine called Albert Einstein of the European Space Agency (ESA…
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The truth about the 'ghost clouds' in the Earth's atmosphere
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) have recently captured an image of an eerily shaped cloud, formed high above the Earth atmosphere
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Cygnus private transport vessel leaves the International Space Station
All images of Cygnus's activities were broadcast live on NASA television.