Station Astronaut Draws Support From Earth After Family Loss
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Space station astronaut Dan Tani is drawing on the support of physicians and family after the unexpected death of his mother this week.
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MOSCOW -- An American female space tourist received roses and kisses from her husband yesterday after she returned to Earth in a cramped capsule with a two-man crew from the International Space Station.
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By Diana Moskovitz, The Miami Herald  May 27--After years as a NASA engineer, Earl Driscoll left the space program and never looked back. He was content taking over the family janitorial business -- a job where his mistakes didn't cost lives.
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By LOS ANGELES TIMES HOUSTON - After 19 years of marriage, three children and one magnificent shuttle flight into space, NASA astronaut Lisa Marie Nowak's life was beginning to unravel.
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A hug on Thursday between the commanders of the space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station marked the first time that women have served in both roles at the same time.
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By AP Wire Service  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  -- NASA asked an astronaut aboard the international space station to exercise vigorously Friday, hoping the rapid movement would jostle a half-retracted solar wing that refuses to fold up properly.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER ORLANDO, Fla. - Until a few months ago, Lisa Nowak's life seemed to be on a perfect trajectory. She became an astronaut after winning a series of Navy service awards. She had flown on the shuttle Discovery, and was a mother of three children.
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Eagle residents Stan and June Swanson are at Kennedy Space Center in Florida today, eagerly anticipating their son's return to Earth. Steve Swanson, the youngest of the couple's four children, has been in space for 13 days as part of the seven-member crew of NASA's space shuttle Atlantis.
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The meltdown of astronaut Lisa Nowak is strange and sad. Even though we no longer throw ticker tape parades for NASA astronauts returning from outer space, they still hold a special place in our collective national image. Astronauts are our heroic pioneers.
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CHICAGO -- Astronaut Daniel Tani had hoped to spend Christmas with his family, but that was before fuel tank problems scrapped two scheduled December launches of the space shuttle Atlantis, which would have taken him home from the international space station. Now the launch delay -- until late...
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By helping children abroad, an American couple sought to create a legacy for their son, who died of a heart ailment.
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A donation to Half the Sky can mean the gift of love for an orphaned child.
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By Traci Watson  After a turbulent week, the 10 astronauts in space got a Father's Day gift on Sunday: a day free of major breakdowns and unexpected obstacles.
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By ALICIA CHANG, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  SAN FRANCISCO  The chief scientist behind the twin Mars rovers said he supports a human presence on the moon but hopes the journey won't dead-end there.
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By BILL KACZOR    PENSACOLA, Fla.  -- A former dormitory converted to classrooms at the Pensacola Naval Air Station was dedicated Friday to two Columbia astronauts who were among the seven who died in the shuttle disaster Feb...
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By Traci Watson  All through a 10-year wait to go to space, astronaut Lisa Nowak kept her cool. She reached orbit on the space shuttle in July -- and upon returning, her life went dreadfully wrong.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The first paying female space tourist said Friday she felt a little queasy on her rocket ride to the international space station but she since has been enjoying every minute of her cosmic trip.