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Space shuttle hits the space station
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Space shuttle hits the space station

Space shuttle Discovery has just visited the International Space Station after being launched from the ground two days ago. Discovery arrived at Space Station at 1452 GM…

December 17, 2018
Discovery returned to Earth safely
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Discovery returned to Earth safely

The astronauts on Discovery shuttle spacecraft had a safe return journey to earth, ending the 13-day flight to the International Space Station.

December 17, 2018
America prepares to launch the second shuttle
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America prepares to launch the second shuttle

The US Space Agency (NASA) is preparing to launch a second shuttle since the 2003 Colombian ship disaster that killed seven crew members. Discovery vessel has now been t…

December 17, 2018
Silver birthday for the shuttle
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Silver birthday for the shuttle

April 14, 1981, when the Columbia - the first space shuttle in the world - landed safely after a 37-round flight on earth orbit, a reporter asked Apollo 12 commander Pet…

December 17, 2018
Postpone the space shuttle Discovery
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Postpone the space shuttle Discovery

Yesterday, US space agency NASA announced that the launch of Discovery, which is scheduled for May, would be delayed by two months because of an extremely familiar probl…

December 17, 2018
NASA's shuttle will fly in May
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NASA's shuttle will fly in May

Nine months after the problem with the Space Shuttle Discovery, NASA is currently preparing for the space shuttle's next flight. According to the announced plan, the nex…

December 17, 2018
The worm survived the Columbia ship disaster
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The worm survived the Columbia ship disaster

Space shuttle Columbia shattered while going back into the atmosphere on February 1, 2003. All crew are dying. The ship's fragments spread across a wide range of states.…

December 17, 2018
The space walk of two astronauts
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The space walk of two astronauts

The crew of 2 people on the International Space Station will make a space walk lasting 5 hours and 30 minutes today.

December 17, 2018