Astronauts set for mini-missions
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Astronauts from Europe and other nations could fly early to the space station on short tours to make ready new laboratories.
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The two American astronauts aboard the International Space Station began the first of three spacewalks planned for the next week, NASA announced.
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By RASHA MADKOUR HOUSTON - After five busy days in space and two successful spacewalks, astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery planned on taking things easy on Friday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Two astronauts on the International Space Station will make a spacewalk next week to find out if a micro-meteorite strike damaged a critical part of the outpost's power system, officials said on Thursday.
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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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Scientists are selecting subjects to be locked in a self-sufficient capsule to test plans for a trip to Mars.
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The next three humans bound for the International Space Station (ISS) are spending their final hours on Earth before launching into space tonight atop a Soyuz rocket.
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A NASA experiment that could help shape the future of space exploration as part of a new generation of potentially life-saving space crafts has launched
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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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HOUSTON Â A pair of spacewalking astronauts will outfit the International Space Station's (ISS) new Columbus laboratory for science Friday when they add new experiments to the module's orbital porch.
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The astronauts aboard the linked shuttle-station complex prepared Friday for the last spacewalk of their joint mission, an outing to attach science experiments to the outside of the new Columbus lab.
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Two US astronauts begin a six-and-a-half hour space walk outside the International Space Station to fit vital equipment.
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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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Seven astronauts, including teacher-turned-spaceflyer Barbara Morgan, are taking a close look at NASA&#39;s shuttle Endeavour as they train for an August launch towards the International Space Station (ISS).
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All three men heading to the international space station in a Russian-built Soyuz spacecraft this Thursday will be riding the tiny craft for the first time, breaking with 35 years of tradition.
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After years of capturing the imagination of wide-eyed daredevils, dreamers and would-be entrepreneurs, space travel for ordinary people may finally be taking flight.
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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.