Cosmonaut
U.S. Space Adventures to charter entire Russian Soyuz mission to Space Station
By: William Atkins
In a momentous advancement for space tourism, the Russian Federal Space Agency (RSA) has joined forces with U.S. space broker company Space Adventures (SA) to send two wealthy space tourists to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in the second-half of 2011.
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By: William Atkins
In a momentous advancement for space tourism, the Russian Federal Space Agency (RSA) has joined forces with U.S. space broker company Space Adventures (SA) to send two wealthy space tourists to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in the second-half of 2011.
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ABC NewsRadio axes StarStuff program – why?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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29th Progress spacecraft preparing for ISS mission
By: William Atkins
The Russians are preparing for its 29th mission of its series of expendable Progress freighter spacecraft that brings cargo to the International Space Station. Launch is slated for May 14, 2008.
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By: William Atkins
The Russians are preparing for its 29th mission of its series of expendable Progress freighter spacecraft that brings cargo to the International Space Station. Launch is slated for May 14, 2008.
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ISS-16 crew ends 192-day mission: Off-course but safe
By: William Atkins
International Space Station Expedition 16 crewmembers landed their RSA Soyuz TMA-11 capsule off of its intended landing site in Kazakhstan due to an “unexplained” problem. However, recovery crews got to the landing site within the hour.
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By: William Atkins
International Space Station Expedition 16 crewmembers landed their RSA Soyuz TMA-11 capsule off of its intended landing site in Kazakhstan due to an “unexplained” problem. However, recovery crews got to the landing site within the hour.
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April 12, 1961: First human in space, Yuri Gagarin
By: William Atkins
Forty-seven years ago, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin inside his Vostok 1 spacecraft was launched from the U.S.S.R. to become the first human to enter outer space. Celebrate "Yuri's Night" on April 12th.
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By: William Atkins
Forty-seven years ago, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin inside his Vostok 1 spacecraft was launched from the U.S.S.R. to become the first human to enter outer space. Celebrate "Yuri's Night" on April 12th.
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Soyuz TMA-12 docks with ISS: First South Korean boards
By: William Atkins
At 16:57 Moscow time (8:57 a.m. EDT, 1257 GMT), on April 10, 2008, the Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station with Russian cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko and the first South Korean woman cosmonaut Yi So-yoen onboard.
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By: William Atkins
At 16:57 Moscow time (8:57 a.m. EDT, 1257 GMT), on April 10, 2008, the Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station with Russian cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko and the first South Korean woman cosmonaut Yi So-yoen onboard.
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ISS Expedition 17 mission to launch 2 Russians and 1 S. Korean
By: William Atkins
A Russian Soyuz FG launch vehicle will be sending up into space two Expedition 17 crewmembers and a South Korean spaceflight participant on April 8, 2008, aboard a Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft.
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By: William Atkins
A Russian Soyuz FG launch vehicle will be sending up into space two Expedition 17 crewmembers and a South Korean spaceflight participant on April 8, 2008, aboard a Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft.
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TMA-10 Russian-Malaysian cosmonauts had rough ride home
By: William Atkins
It was reported by Russian space officials, on Tuesday, January 29, 2008, that on October 21, 2007 three space travelers came down for a landing at a steeper descent than normal: calling it “like an elephant pressing on my chest.”
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By: William Atkins
It was reported by Russian space officials, on Tuesday, January 29, 2008, that on October 21, 2007 three space travelers came down for a landing at a steeper descent than normal: calling it “like an elephant pressing on my chest.”
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