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Russian cargo ship arrives at space station

A Russian cargo ship has sucessfully docked at the International Space Station, delivering supplies for its crew of five.

International Space Station crew takes spacewalk

Two Russian cosmonauts conducted a spacewalk on Thursday intended to activate a new segment on the International Space Station so it can dock Russian spacecraft.

Ship carrying 3 astronauts docks at space station

A Russian spacecraft carrying an American, a Russian and a Japanese austronaut docked successfully at the International Space Station on Wednesday, officials said.

Russia: No space for space tourists

There is no space for tourists wishing to fly to the International Space Station, a top Russian space official said Thursday.

Circus tycoon clowns around aboard space station

A Canadian circus billionaire boarded the International Space Station on Friday after a smooth ride up from Earth, and promptly played the entertainer by donning a red clown nose for a camera.

Canadian to lighten the mood aboard spact station

The man who plans on being "the first clown in space" said Thursday he's got some surprises planned for the crew of the international space station.

Space tourist uses $35M trip to back water issues

The next paying traveler to the international space station wants to use his $35 million trip to highlight concerns about the world's water supply.

'First clown in space' has serious mission goals

The Canadian billionaire who founded Cirque du Soleil wants to turn cosmonauts into clowns when he blasts into space this month.

Russian capsule blasts off for space station

A Russian space capsule blasted off Wednesday into the searing hot afternoon skies of Central Asia on a landmark mission to expand the permanent human presence in space.

Russia media say cargo ship docks at space station

An unmanned Russian cargo ship docked at the international space station Tuesday.

Russian space capsule lands safely with 3 aboard

A Russian spacecraft carrying a crew of three including U.S. billionaire space tourist Charles Simonyi landed safely in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, officials said.

Report: cosmonaut grumbles about space bureaucracy

Squabbles on Earth over how cosmonauts and astronauts divide up the space station's food, water, toilets and other facilities are hurting the crew's morale and complicating work in space, a veteran Russian cosmonaut said, according to an interview published Monday.

US space tourist's return put off by a day

A billionaire American space tourist in the middle of his second stay aboard the international space station will return to Earth a day later than planned due to flooding at the landing site, Russian officials said Friday.

US space tourist blasts off for second space trip

A Russian capsule blasted off with a deafening roar on Thursday to carry U.S. billionaire Charles Simonyi into space for his second cosmic cruise.

US space tourist unfazed by satellite smashup

A U.S. billionaire who is making his second flight to the international space station said Thursday he was not worried about the debris that last month's satellite collision sent hurtling through space.

Problems prompt manual docking at space station

A Russian cosmonaut used a joystick to guide a modernized cargo ship to the international space station Sunday after problems with an automated system prompted a last-minute switch to a manual docking.

US game designer blasts into space with DNA cargo

An American computer game designer reached space Sunday, fulfilling a long-deferred childhood dream that began with the flight of his astronaut father.

Russia sends supply ship to intn'l space station

Russian Mission Control says an unmanned Russian cargo ship has blasted off successfully carrying supplies, equipment and gifts for the international space station.

3 artists get creative in zero gravity; 2 fall ill

Even the black cat got queasy.

Space station crew honored at Russia's Star City

Russian space officials on Friday honored international space station crew members who suffered through a botched landing in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz capsule last month.

NASA not worried about Soyuz space capsule's bumpy ride home

An American astronaut described her descent to Earth in a wayward Soyuz space capsule over the weekend as "pretty dramatic," in an audio recording released Tuesday by NASA.

Soyuz Capsule Carries Korean Astronaut

As a Russian Soyuz spacecraft rose into the bright blue sky Tuesday, spectators held their breaths, South Koreans celebrated their first astronaut and the astronaut's mother fainted.

Russian Plans New Space Launch Site

Russia is planning a new rocket launch facility that will be prepared to put a manned mission in space by 2018, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported Wednesday.

Soyuz Craft Lands Short of Destination

A technical glitch sent a Soyuz spacecraft on a wild ride home Sunday, forcing Malaysia's first space traveler and two Russian cosmonauts to endure eight times the force of gravity before their capsule landed safely.

Rocket Lifts Off for Int'l Space Station

A Russian spacecraft soared from the Kazakh steppe toward the international space station Wednesday, carrying a Malaysian, a Russian, and Peggy Whitson, the American who will become the first woman to command the orbital outpost.

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