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Baikonur Journal: Kazakh Town Fades, Its Days of Space Glory Numbered
Brussels :: Belgium | 7 hours ago
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On a sultry desert evening, as bats fluttered about this towns riverfront park, a man emerged from a reedy marsh carrying a bundle of grass tied with twine. Multimedia Setting it down to brush himself off, he explained that he was keeping a calf in
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A tiny handshake (Today in Pictures)
New Braunfels :: TX :: USA | 21 days ago
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Photographers take pictures of the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-09M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station as it blasted off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. A male twin giraffe
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Soyuz Drops Astronauts Off At Space Station
Almaty :: Kazakhstan | 21 days ago
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A Soyuz capsule carrying three astronauts has successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS). Karen Nyberg, Russia's Fyodor Yurchikhin and Italy's Luca Parmitano travelled six hours in the capsule before linking up with the ISS's
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TRAIL GOES COLD:Is Russian Ghost Ship Resting on Ocean Floor?
Moscow :: Russia | 21 days ago
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Published May 28, 2013 FoxNews.com A Russian ghost ship that has been drifting around in the Atlantic Ocean after a tow line snapped has not been spotted in months, leaving some to speculate that it may be resting at the bottom of the ocean, leaking
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Russian capsule carrying mice and lizards lands safely after month-long space mission - but not many passengers survived
Almaty :: Kazakhstan | 30 days ago
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20 May 2013 A Russian space capsule carrying animals including mice, lizards, newts and gerbils has landed back on Earth after spending a month in space. The animals were subjected to various tests, during and after the trip, so Russian scientists
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Journey from Earth to the International Space station now takes 6-hours instead on two days
The latest mission to the International Space Station to ferry in three astronauts as replacements in the hi-tech space lab has witnessed a drastic reduction in the time frame. Against the earlier norms of two days, the latest
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New space station crew to launch and dock today
Almaty :: Kazakhstan | 3 months ago
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After blasting off on a Russian rocket ride Thursday, March 28, three men are poised to make history by reaching the International Space Station faster than any astronauts to fly there before. Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin
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US-Russian crew blasts off for space station
Moscow :: Russia | 3 months ago
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Kazakhstan (AP) A Russian spacecraft carrying a three-man crew blasted off from a launch pad in the steppes of Kazakhstan, for the first time taking a shorter path to the International Space Station . Chris Cassidy and Russians Pavel Vinogradov and
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ISS gets a new Commander in Chris Hadfield of Canada
The International Space Station (ISS) gets a new commander as the outgoing Expedition 34 commander Kevin Ford of the USA hands over the keys to Chris Hadfield of Canada - he has an impressive list of over 70,000 Twitter and Facebook followers.<
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Russia and Kazakhstan: What's Behind the Baikonur Spat?
Moscow :: Russia | 5 months ago
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Russia and Kazakhstan seem headed for a showdown over rocket launches at the Baikonur cosmodrome. Although Moscow and Astana are trying to downplay their differences, both sides seem ready to play hardball in what could be complicated and protracted
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