Woman Astronaut Walks Away With Record
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By Mike Schneider THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- U.S. astronaut Sunita Williams has now spent more time spacewalking than any other woman, setting the record on Sunday as she and a crew mate upgraded the International Space Station's cooling system.
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The first female space tourist is   enjoying her stay on the International Space Station (ISS) and   is passing her time by taking photos of the view, a German   astronaut told a news conference in a live link-up on Friday.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER ORLANDO, Fla. - An astronaut drove 900 miles and donned a disguise to confront a woman she believed was her rival for the affections of a space shuttle pilot, police said. She was arrested Monday and charged with attempted kidnapping and other counts. U.S.
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An Iranian-American woman becomes the first paying female space tourist, following the successful liftoff of a Russian rocket bound for the international space station. She'll return to Earth at the end of the month.
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By Mike Eckel THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan -- A Russian-built rocket carrying the world's first female space tourist lifted off today on a flight to the international space station.
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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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An astronaut drove 900 miles and donned a disguise to confront a woman she believed was her rival for the affections of a space shuttle pilot, police said. She was arrested Monday and charged with attempted kidnapping and other counts.
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By ASSOCIATED PRESS  An astronaut drove 900 miles and donned a disguise to confront a woman she believed was her rival for the affections of a space shuttle pilot, police said.  U.S. Navy Capt.
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By MIKE ECKEL BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - An Iranian-American telecommunications entrepreneur took off Monday on a Russian rocket bound for the international space station, achieving her dream of becoming the the world's first paying female space tourist.
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BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan  - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft   was set to blast off on Monday carrying a woman who will   accomplish a trio of space firsts: the first female tourist,   first female Muslim, and first Iranian in orbit.
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The U.S. space agency has dismissed the male astronaut involved in a love triangle that led to a bizarre confrontation between a female astronaut and another woman in a Florida airport, a spokesman said on Friday.
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Two astronauts ventured out of the   International Space Station on Wednesday for the second   spacewalk of a shuttle mission critical to completion of the   half-finished orbital outpost.
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Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria broke the U.S. record for most time walking in space Thursday as he and another astronaut did maintenance work outside the international space station during their third spacewalk in nine days.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A spacewalking NASA  astronaut pitched two large pieces of obsolete equipment off  the International Space Station and into orbit on Monday.
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International Space Station commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and fellow US astronaut Sunita Williams have completed the third spacewalk in nine days at the orbiting space station, the US space agency NASA said.
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The longest serving astronaut in history, John W. Young, announced his retirement on Tuesday.
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By RASHA MADKOUR  HOUSTON - The shuttle Discovery backed away from the international space station and started a two-day journey home after its crew bade farewell to the residents of the orbiting outpost and left behind U.S. astronaut Suni Williams for a six-month stay.