Astronauts Allowed Extra Hour of Sleep
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By SETH BORENSTEIN  HOUSTON - The crew of space shuttle Atlantis got to sleep in Saturday and take a half day off after a jam-packed week in orbit that included three arduous but successful spacewalks.
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Astronauts will try to fix a thermal blanket that peeled back during Atlantis' launch, extending the space shuttle's mission from 11 to 13 days, NASA managers said Monday.
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When floating through space, and orbiting the Earth, an astronaut witnesses a sunset and sunrise every 45 minutes. Exploring beyond the atmosphere furthers
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In the hours just before dawn on Dec. 16, 1944 -- 60 years ago today -- Art Schreckengost was trying to get some sleep. It was difficult in combat fatigues and the cold.
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Two International Space Station crew members have compiled 11 hours and 2 minutes of spacewalk experience in Russian-made Orlan spacesuits.  The latest spacewalk, a 5-hour, 37-minute event, ended Wednesday. It was the 83rd spacewalk in support of station assembly and maintenance.
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Two U.S. astronauts stepped outside the international space station to carry out a series of maintenance tasks at the orbiting outpost, their third venture out in nine days.
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By JIM HEINTZ  MOSCOW - Two Russian cosmonauts spent more than five hours outside the international space station Wednesday, laying cable and installing protective panels to guard against space debris.  The walk lasted five hours and 37 minutes, about 15 minutes faster than planned.
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HOUSTON, June 11 -- Astronauts will try to fix a thermal blanket that peeled back during the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, extending the spacecraft's mission from 11 to 13 days, NASA managers said Monday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Two astronauts took a walk in space from the International Space Station on Thursday to pack up blankets and covers no longer needed to keep gear warm.
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(CBS/AP) Space station commander Gennady Padalka and flight engineer Michael Fincke completed a five-hour 21-minute spacewalk, successfully installing a new coolant system component and three antennas that an unmanned European cargo craft will use for
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Astronauts on the shuttle Atlantis   packed up on Tuesday as they prepared to return from their   11-day mission to expand the International Space Station.
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MOSCOW - The Russian-US crew of the International Space Station (ISS) went on a five-hour space walk overnight to carry out maintenance work, Russian space officials said Saturday, quoted by ITAR-TASS news agency.
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By Rasha Madkour  HOUSTON  --  Space shuttle Atlantis astronauts have been so productive that they have only one more item to complete from their original spacewalk to-do list.  A circuit breaker pushed today's spacewalk back by about 45 minutes; it's now due to start at 6 a.m. EDT.
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Atlantis astronauts may use a sewing kit normally reserved for spacesuits to repair a peeled-back thermal blanket near the spacecraft's tail, NASA managers said Tuesday. The shuttle astronauts' 11-day mission was extended Monday by two days to allow time to fix the thermal blanket, which peeled during launch last week.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.Â -- Two astronauts climbed out of a hatch on the international space station Tuesday, starting a difficult six-hour spacewalk during which they will guide and bolt into place a new 2-ton addition to the orbiting lab.U.S.
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Two astronauts ventured into space on  Monday to install a giant new piece on the International Space  Station on a mission NASA will extend to repair a rip in space  shuttle Atlantis&#39; heat shield.
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People who put on a few extra pounds may be able to blame a lack of sleep for the added weight, according to two separate studies published recently.