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Spacewalkers work on International Space Station
Cape Canaveral, Florida - Two US astronauts left the safety of the International Space Station Thursday to install spare parts that will help it continue running smoothly in the future. Space shuttle Atlantis crew members Michael Foreman and Robert S...
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Ares launch scrubbed for Tuesday - Update
Washington - After battling tricky weather conditions off and on all morning, NASA called off a planned Tuesday launch test of the next generation space rocket that is to replace the ageing space shuttle. Engineers were unable to find enough time to ...
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Atlantis links up with space station
Cape Canaveral, Florida - The space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday on a supply mission to build up its reserves. Atlantis, which launched from the Kennedy Space Centre on an 11- day mission on Monday, carries...
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Atlantis astronauts end third spacewalk - Summary
Washington - Two astronauts from the space shuttle Atlantis ended the mission's third and last spacewalk at 2:06 pm (1906 GMT) Monday after successfully installing an oxygen tank on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS). The spacewalk ...
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Shuttle astronauts to undertake second spacewalk
Cape Canaveral, Florida - Two shuttle Atlantis astronauts were due to start the second spacewalk later Saturday of their ongoing mission to the orbiting International Space Station. Saturday's tasks for crew members Michael Foreman and Randolph Bresn...
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Space shuttle Atlantis ready for launch
Cape Canaveral, Florida - The shuttle Atlantis stood ready for its scheduled Monday afternoon launch as a massive support structure separated from the gleaming white orbiter ahead of a fiery blastoff to the International Space Station. As the sun set...
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Clear blue skies bode well for shuttle launch
Cape Canaveral, Florida - Clear blue skies over the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Sunday signalled good conditions one day ahead of the scheduled launch of space shuttle Atlantis. Atlantis towered over the launch pad in preparation for Monday's ...
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Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off
Cape Canaveral, Florida - The space shuttle Atlantis thundered into the sky over Kennedy Space Centre on Monday carrying six crew members on a mission to the International Space Station. The mission is part of the US space agency's efforts to stock u...
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US astronauts begin spacewalk after one-hour delay
Washington - A technical problem with a space suit forced astronauts from the Space Shuttle Atlantis to wait an hour Monday before they could start a planned spacewalk. A defective ventilator in the drinking water compartment of the suit belonging to...
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Next space shuttle set for blastoff on November 16
Washington - US space agency NASA announced late Thursday that its next lauch of a space shuttle to the orbiting International Space Station has been scheduled for November 16. The shuttle Atlantis would make its 31st mission, planned as an 11-day fl...
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