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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 07/26
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Astronauts scramble for escape pods as space junk threat gets serious
Some 22,000 chunks of space junk zip around the earth. On Saturday, six International Space Station astronauts scrambled for safety as a piece of a Russian satellite whizzed by.
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Air leak on Russian craft postpones return of space station crew
An air leak discovered on the descent module of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft will likely mean that the next launch to the International Space Station will be delayed by 30 to 45 days, reports Russian media.
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Space station moves to avoid space junk in orbit
The International Space Station had to make a slight adjustment Friday to dodge a piece of a satellite, caused by an orbital collision over two years ago.
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So a Russian, an American, and a Dutchman blast off in a rocket...
An international trio of astronauts blasted off in a Russian Soyuz rocket Wednesday, and are en route to the International Space Station.
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Christmas cosmonauts: American, Russian, and Dutchman bound for ISS
NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, and Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers plan to do 57 experiments during five months on the International Space Stations.
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Astronauts plan space station holiday bash (Video)
The addition of three more spaceflyers on Dec. 23 will double the population of the orbiting lab, bringing it back up to full operational strength after a month at skeleton-crew levels.
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On Thanksgiving, space station astronauts don't have to watch their weight
The Thanksgiving menu for astronauts aboard the International Space Station includes turkey, yams, and cherry-blueberry cobbler, all served up – or is it down? – in a microgravity environment.
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After five months in space, ISS astronauts land in Kazakhstan
A trio of astronauts in a Russian Soyuz capsule parachuted back to Earth Tuesday, touching down on a frigid, snowy steppe in Central Kazakhstan.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 07/26
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Final spacewalk leaves like-new Hubble ready for its final bow
Astronauts made all the needed repairs, giving the telescope five to 10 more years of life.
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