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American and Russian crewmen prepared for a six-hour spacewalk Tuesday, carrying out final checks in an airlock on the international space station.American Michael Fincke, the station's commander, and Russian Yury Lonchakov plan an array of maintenance...
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Morning Edition , September 24, 2008 ยท The opening ceremonies for the Beijing Olympics included not just drummers and dancers, but also performers dressed as glowing astronauts. Now, just a few weeks after hosting the games, China is about to launch three...
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Cui said Chinese scientists saw the manned space program as a scientific exploration and hoped it could help boost China's overall scientific level and innovation capability. Cui did not disclose what scientific experiments Chinese taikonauts (astronauts)...
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China's third manned space flight, which will feature China's first attempted space walk, will blast off in late September, state media reported. The launch of the Shenzhou VII will take place "at an appropriate time between September 25 and 30," Xinhua...
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