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Successfully launched Space Shuttle Discovery
The US shuttle Discovery was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first night launch of the ship in the past 4 years at 20 hours 47 local time on Dece…
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NASA has not yet successfully installed a new solar cell for the ISS
On the night of December 13, astronauts on the Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station (ISS) were unsuccessful in winding up the entire 35-meter-long…
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In 2007, Malaysia brought its first astronaut into space
Malaysia's first astronaut will enter the universe on October 6-10. Science Minister Jamaluddin Jarjis said the flight was delayed for a month because the US postponed t…
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There will be a 4th space walk
The two astronauts on Discovery ship finished their 3rd space walk but could not finish the solar battery, so NASA had to decide to make the fourth trip. Thus, the ship…
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Malaysia abandons plan
Malaysia has abandoned plans to brew tea in space when the country's first astronaut boarded the International Space Station (ISS) next year. This decision was made afte…
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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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NASA bases on the Moon
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) announced yesterday it will build a permanent international base on one of the polar regions of the Moon, serving scientific research and…
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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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Will astronauts 'hibernate' on the way?
Recently, US media reported that some scientists from the Kanagawa City Technical Research Institute in Japan have discovered that a substance in the brain can cause ani…
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Discovery ship astronauts are not allowed to welcome the eve
The STS-116 astronauts taking off in December will not celebrate the new year on the space shuttle Discovery. The NASA agency even thought of launching one day earlier t…
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Secrets of the first walk to space
More than 41 years ago, on March 18, 1965, for the first time in the history of humanity, Soviet astronaut Aleksei Leonov made a walk to outer space. This 26-hour flight…
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The price for a flight into space increased to 21 million USD
Mr. Nikolai Sevastianov, President of Russian Space Construction Company Energuia RKK, said that the price for a space flight has increased from 20 million to 21 million…