Risky Russian spacewalk begins after delay - Update
Moscow - After a 20-minute delay, two Russian cosmonauts began a six-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) to retrieve an explosive bolt from the Soyuz spacecraft docked at the ship. The mission by ISS Commander Sergei Volkov a...
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Communications glitch delays risky Russian spacewalk
Moscow - A communications problem Thursday delayed a harrowing spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts who were to leave the International Space Station (ISS) to retrieve an explosive bolt expected to provide clues to why the Soyuz capsule was badly off-...
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NASA schedules final shuttle launches through 2010
Washington - The US space agency NASA issued a schedule Monday for the final 10 shuttle programme missions in 2009-10. The list includes one launch to the Hubble Space Telescope, seven missions to continue construction on the orbiting International S...
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EU launches procurement for remaining Galileo satellites
Brussels - The European Commission launched Tuesday the procurement process for the construction of a further 26 satellites needed for Europe's first satellite navigation system, Galileo. The indicative value of the contracts was given at 2.1 billion...
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Joint US-European solar mission ends
Washington - After more than 17 years of studying the Sun, a joint effort by the US and European space agencies is set to end Tuesday. The Ulysses solar mission has far outlived its predicted life span, but declining power to propel the craft has pro...
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German scientists plan satellite to hunt space rocks
Cologne, Germany - German scientists said Thursday they are planning a satellite especially to hunt space rocks that might slam into the planet Earth and wipe out complete cities or countries. The modest satellite, costing 15 million euros (24 millio...
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