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A Possible New Face Of US Human Space ExplorationBethesda MD (SPX) May 18, 2010 As of 2005, there were 108 astronauts waiting for flights to the space station and beyond. Of these, there were over 50 that had not taken their first flight. Imagine being one of those 50-some highly trained and anxious crew members waiting for a ride of a lifetime, a flight into space. Add to the anxiety the knowledge that the space shuttle is about to be retired, Ares I is all but cancelled, Congress is fighting with the President about a new space exploration architecture, the Russians are abo ... read more |
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Paris, France (ESA) May 12, 2010The Soyuz Consultation Committee, comprising representatives of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, the European Space Agency (ESA), the French space agency CNES and Arianespace, met on Tuesday, 11 May in French Guiana. It confirmed that the inaugural launch of Soyuz from the Guiana Space Centre would take place during the fourth quarter of 2010. The meeting was called to take note of actu ... more  
Paris, France (ESA) May 11, 2010The simulated flight to Mars is almost ready to depart! Selection of the full crew is still under way, but the Europeans have now been chosen: Romain Charles and Diego Urbina. Two Europeans, three Russians and one Chinese will close the hatch of the Mars500 isolation modules in early June and start their record-breaking mission. The full crew will be announced later in May, but the E ... more 
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) May 11, 2010The No. 1 Soyuz Launcher At The Spaceport In French Guiana Has Completed The First Step Of Its Initial Build-Up, With All Four Of The Vehicle's First Stage Strap-On Boosters Now Mated To The Block A Core Second Stage. This Activity Is Taking Place In The Launcher Integration Building At The Spaceport's New Soyuz Operating Base, Which Is Being Readied For The Russian-Built Medium-Lift Vehic ... more |
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Russian Space Freighter Ready To Leave Orbital StationMoscow (RIA NOVOSTI) May 10, 2010 The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) has loaded a Russian space freighter with garbage and readied the spacecraft for undocking, Mission Control said on Friday. The Progress M-04M space freighter has been docked with the ISS since February 5, and is scheduled to leave the orbital station on May 10. "The command for undocking will be issued at 14:13 Moscow time [10.13 GMT] on May 10, and three minutes later the freighter will separate from the Zvezda module [on the ISS]," Mission ... read more |
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