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US astronaut to take her 3-year-old's cuddly rabbit into space
AFP, Published on 09/02/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - When the next mission to the International Space Station blasts off from Florida next week, a special keepsake will be hitching a ride: a small stuffed rabbit.
Astronauts set to leave ISS in first-ever medical evacuation
AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Four crewmembers aboard the International Space Station were set to depart Wednesday after a medical issue prompted their mission to be cut a month short -- a first for the orbiting laboratory.
Putin compares Musk to Soviet space hero
AFP, Published on 17/04/2025
» MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk on Wednesday, telling university students he was a pioneer comparable to legendary Soviet rocket engineer Sergei Korolev.
Stranded astronauts finally back on Earth
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2025
» NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule with a soft splashdown off the coast of Florida, nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner craft upended what was to be a week-long stay on the International Space Station.
Astronauts finally to return after unexpected 9-month ISS stay
AFP, Published on 18/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - After more than nine months aboard the International Space Station, a pair of astronauts are finally set to depart for Earth early Tuesday, ending a prolonged mission that has captivated global attention.
SpaceX launches Nasa crew to retrieve marooned colleagues
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/03/2025
» WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched a crew to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, a closely watched mission that would allow marooned astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to finally return home.
Russia makes plans for manned moon mission
Reuters, Published on 15/11/2023
» MOSCOW - Russia plans to send cosmonauts to land on the Moon for the first time in its history and to build a moon base in the next decade, the state news agency Tass has reported.
Astronaut gets used to Earth after record 371 days in space
AFP, Published on 14/10/2023
» HOUSTON - After spending more than a year in space, Frank Rubio now has to get used to that pesky thing Earthlings call gravity.
Kim visits military aviation plant in Russia's far east
AFP, Published on 15/09/2023
» MOSCOW - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived at a Russian industrial city to visit a military aviation factory on Friday, Russian agencies reported, following his summit with President Vladimir Putin.
Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft smashes into moon
Reuters, Published on 20/08/2023
» MOSCOW: Russia's first moon mission in 47 years failed after its Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and smashed into the moon.