Topic: Manned Space Flight
Russian astronauts back down to earth
AFP Global Edition
A Russian spacecraft carrying a Russian cosmonaut and a US astronaut back from the International Space Station (ISS) has landed in Kazakhstan, mission control in Moscow said on Thursday. "The crew of the Souyz TMA-16 craft is on Earth," the mission control said in a statement. The craft was carrying ...
U.S.-Russian duo returns to Earth from space station
Reuters US Online Report Top News
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz space capsule carrying a U.S. astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut from the International Space Station landed safely in Kazakhstan on Thursday. The capsule -- ferrying Expedition 22 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Maxim Suraev -- landed in the vast steppe near the town of Arkalyk ...
Leaky valves could delay space shuttle launch
AP News
NASA: Leaky valves could delay April launch of space shuttle Discovery, extra tests plannedSpace shuttle Discovery has some leaky valves that could delay its launch next month. NASA discovered the helium leaks over the weekend. The valves are part of a control system used to maneuver the shuttle in orbit ...
Help wanted: Space flight experience required
Reuters US Online Report Oddly Enough
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - For astronauts worried about their future with NASA, good news: a private company is hiring. Bigelow Aerospace, a Las Vegas-based firm headed by hotelier Robert Bigelow, owner of Budget Suites of America, posted a recruitment notice for astronauts on its website. Only professionals with space flight ...
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