Outer space

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Two Russians, One American Land Back On Earth From ISS

Two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut touched down safely in central Kazakhstan Monday, following a 173-day mission...

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Two Russians, One American Land Back On Earth From ISS

Two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut touched down safely in central Kazakhstan Monday, following a 173-day mission...

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Space Blanket Floats Away During Historic Spacewalk

A space blanket floated away from American astronaut Peggy Whitson on Thursday as she made a historic spacewalk outside...

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US Astronaut Breaks Record For Most Spacewalks By A Woman

American astronaut Peggy Whitson made history when she floated outside the International Space Station on Thursday,...

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Spacewalk A Success For French, US Astronauts

A French and an American astronaut floated outside the International Space Station Friday on a successful spacewalk to...

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Mars In the 2030s As Trump Signs Law For Manned Missions

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a law that said manned missions to deep space, including to Mars, would be the...

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Trump, NASA and A Rare Consensus

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a law that said manned missions to deep space, including to Mars, would be the...

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Under Trump, the Moon Regains Interest As Possible Destination

Dismissed by former US president Barack Obama as a place explorers had already seen, the Moon has once again gained...

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Moon Tourists Risk Rough Ride, Experts Say

Non-stop vomiting, a puffy face and the constant need to pee: Volunteers for a week-long loop around the Moon may be in...

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Moon Tourists Risk Rough Ride, Experts Say

Non-stop vomiting, a puffy face and the constant need to pee: Volunteers for a week-long loop around the Moon may be in...

International

Last Man To Walk On Moon, Dies Aged 82

US astronaut Gene Cernan - the last man to walk on the Moon - has died aged 82. America's space agency Nasa said it was...

International

UK-Born Astronaut Dies Aged 61

British-born astronaut Piers Sellers has died of pancreatic cancer, aged 61, Nasa has said. Born in Crowborough, East...

International

Oldest Woman In Space Blasts Off To ISS

Record-breaking astronaut Peggy Whitson has blasted off into space for her third mission to the International Space...

International

China’s Longest Space Mission Set For Launch

China is preparing for its longest-ever crewed space mission, with a spacecraft carrying two astronauts expected to...