Astronauts begin space construction job
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Astronauts aboard space shuttle Discovery and the international space station joined forces Thursday, linking their ships and kicking off the biggest construction job ever attempted by a single team in orbit.
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are preparing their orbital laboratory for a crew swap that will begin with the arrival of three new spaceflyers next month.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space station flight controllers on Tuesday began the delicate task of unfurling the outpost's new solar power wings, which two spacewalking astronauts installed during the first major task of shuttle Atlantis' 13-day flight.
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Shuttle Discovery's seven astronauts prepared for their arrival at the International Space Station for the most complex ISS construction mission to date.
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Two spacewalking astronauts Tuesday began installing the first big addition to the international space station in more than 3 1/2 years, and NASA pronounced the outing a success, even though a small bolt floated off and got lost.
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Using their ship's robotic arm, astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis handed over the first big addition to the international space station in more than 3 1/2 years Monday and now will conduct three spacewalks to install the giant new section.
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HOUSTON - Astronauts are opening the International Space Station's (ISS) newest laboratory for business Tuesday as they christen the European-built Columbus module delivered by the shuttle Atlantis.
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With the Columbus lab now secured to the international space station, the 10 orbiting astronauts rolled up their sleeves on Tuesday for their next big job: getting the lab running.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - For a second day in a row, astronauts began toiling like construction workers during a six-hour spacewalk, bringing to life a new 17 1/2-ton addition to the international space station Wednesday.
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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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Astronauts go outside the International Space Station (ISS) for the second day running to continue construction work on the platform.
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Astronauts entered a newly delivered International Space Station module for the first time Saturday as their colleagues prepared for a second spacewalk of the mission.
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Astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria and Sunita Williams started the first of three spacewalks over a nine-day period outside the international space station Wednesday.
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The two astronauts living on the International Space Station (ISS) begin the first spacewalk of their mission.
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French doctors set off to carry out the first operation on a human being under zero-gravity.
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The two astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) complete the first space walk of their mission.
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HOUSTON - Astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station (ISS) are preparing the orbital laboratory's newest addition for its grand opening today.