Discovery shuttle lands back on Earth after lab mission
Washington - The shuttle Discovery landed back on Earth Saturday at the end of a 14-day mission to install crucial additions to a new space laboratory built by the Japanese space authority. Discovery, whose crew delivered parts to fix a Russian space...
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China finishes craft for space walk in October
Beijing - China has finished production of a spacecraft for a planned mission in October that will include the country's first space walk by an astronaut, state media said on Thursday. All preparations were making smooth progress for the planned mi...
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Space telescope launched to spy on black-holes
Washington - After several delays, the US space telescope GLAST Wednesday was heading for a mission expected to shed light on black holes and the gravitational forces causing the universe to expand. GLAST was launched on a Delta II rocket from Cape C...
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Space shuttle Discovery heads home after 14-day mission
Washington - The US space shuttle Discovery began its earthward journey Wednesday after completing a 14-day mission to carry out further construction and maintenance work on the International Space Station (ISS). The shuttle is scheduled for landing ...
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Discovery set for return to Earth
Washington - The Discovery space shuttle closed its hatch with the International Space Station Tuesday and was poised to begin returning home. Discovery is due to undock from the space station at 1142 GMT Wednesday and undergo a safety inspection bef...
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Astronauts brief Earth from International Space Station
Washington - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station painstakingly displayed their national flags from the United States, Japan and Russia in zero gravity Monday as they prepared to address the world in a news conference. The 10 astronauts ...
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