Astronauts set for mini-missions
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Astronauts from Europe and other nations could fly early to the space station to make ready new laboratories.
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Ordinary people are being given the chance to have their name go into space with the first X-Prize contender craft.
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A two-man crew launches to the International Space Station tonight, tasked with keeping the outpost running and ready for space shuttles that will arrive after the men leave.
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Two astronauts floated outside the  International Space Station on Friday on a spacewalk that began  a hectic work schedule to ready the orbital outpost for  European and Japanese laboratories.
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The two astronauts aboard the International Space Station moved the Soyuz spacecraft that brought them to the orbiting outpost to prepare for a pair of spacewalks to be conducted next year.
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Two US astronauts will suit up and go on the third spacewalk of the Atlantis mission, putting the finishing touches on a new set of solar arrays on the International Space Station.
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The two astronauts aboard the International Space Station plan on Wednesday to make their first space walk since arriving three months ago, leaving the station unmanned to venture outside and install equipment and experiments, NASA officials said.
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Astronauts on the shuttle Atlantis  packed up gear and checked out their spacecraft on Tuesday as  they prepared to come home from their 11-day mission to the  International Space Station.
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Astronauts aboard the shuttle Discovery planned a spacewalk on Tuesday to install the sixth of 11 segments in the International Space Station's girder-like backbone.
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US and European astronauts are preparing for their second spacewalk of the current shuttle mission.
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Astronauts spent Sunday preparing for an extra spacewalk to free a stuck solar array on the International Space Station and unloading supplies brought up by the shuttle Discovery.
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WASHINGTON - Two Russian cosmonauts and South Korea's first astronaut are gearing up for a planned April launch to the International Space Station (ISS).
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WASHINGTON -- NASA's next shuttle astronauts to fly, a blend of veteran spaceflyers and rookies, are in the final month of training for a March construction flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Astronauts aboard Discovery plan a  final, routine check of the space shuttle's heat shield and the  launch of two small satellites on Wednesday before landing two  days later.
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In a routine familiar to travelers on Earth, shuttle astronauts were spending Tuesday packing their things, indulging in their surroundings for one last day and making sure their vehicle is ready for the ride home.
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Poised to launch towards the International Space Station (ISS) this week are three Discovery shuttle astronauts trained in the art of orbital construction.
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station began the delicate task of folding up one of the station's solar power wing panels on Wednesday to make way for a new set to track the sun for power.