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Rocket carrying Russian, Japanese, US crew docks with ISS
AFP, Published on 23/07/2015
» BAIKONUR (KAZAKHSTAN) - Astronauts from Russia, Japan and the United States Thursday docked successfully with the International Space Station under six hours after they launched, NASA television showed.
Soyuz rocket with three astronauts launches towards ISS after delay
AFP, Published on 23/07/2015
» BAIKONUR (KAZAKHSTAN) - Three astronauts aboard a Soyuz spacecraft successfully launched towards the International Space Station on Thursday after a two-month delay caused by a Russian rocket failure.
Space crew praises US-Russian 'handshake in space' 40 years on
AFP, Published on 16/07/2015
» MOSCOW - Two Russians and an American in orbit commemorated Wednesday the 40th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz mission, when a "handshake in space" brought the two Cold War rivals closer together.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes after launch
AFP, Published on 29/06/2015
» CAPE CANVERAL - An unmanned SpaceX rocket exploded just minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Sunday, marking a major setback for the fast-charging company headed by internet tycoon Elon Musk.
'Hard landing' as three astronauts return to Earth from ISS
AFP, Published on 12/06/2015
» MOSCOW - Three astronauts landed in Kazakhstan on Thursday, safely returning to Earth after their flight back home was delayed for a month by a Russian rocket failure.
SpaceX cargo ship returns to Earth in ocean splashdown
AFP, Published on 22/05/2015
» MIAMI - SpaceX's unmanned Dragon supply ship left the International Space Station Thursday and hours later splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, NASA said.
Soyuz spacecraft with Russian, US astronauts docks at ISS
AFP, Published on 28/03/2015
» BAIKONUR (KAZAKHSTAN) - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft with three crew on board successfully docked with the International Space Station after blasting off from Kazakhstan, NASA said.
Soyuz spacecraft with Russian, US astronauts blasts off to ISS
AFP, Published on 28/03/2015
» BAIKONUR (KAZAKHSTAN) - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three crew, including a US astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut who will be the first to spend an entire year on the International Space Station, blasted off on schedule Friday, Russian mission control said.
Astronauts return to Earth on Russian Soyuz spaceship
AFP, Published on 12/03/2015
» DZHEZKAZGAN (KAZAKHSTAN) - Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut on Thursday returned to Earth aboard a Soyuz space capsule after six months at the International Space Station.
Space soprano plans first duet from ISS
AFP, Published on 10/03/2015
» LONDON - British singer Sarah Brightman said Tuesday she was planning a duet when she becomes the first soprano to board the International Space Station later this year after paying a $52-million (48-million euro) ticket.