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Expedition 23 Crew Members Returning To Earth TonightHouston TX (SPX) Jun 02, 2010 The Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft carrying Expedition 23 Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineers T.J. Creamer and Soichi Noguchi undocked at 8:04 p.m. EDT from the International Space Station's Zvezda module. The spacefarers will land on the steppes of Kazakhstan in a few hours time, wrapping up their stay in space. The station now is occupied by Expedition 24 Commander Alexander Skvortsov and Flight Engineers Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Mikhail Kornienko. A new trio of Expedition 24 flight engineers - N ... read more |
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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) May 20, 2010The names of the participants in a 520-day simulation of an expedition to Mars were announced on Tuesday. Six main participants plus one reserve will take part in the experiment in the Mars-500 module, which will simulate all aspects of a journey to the Red Planet, with a 250-day outward trip, a 30-day stay on its surface, and a 240-day return flight. "The crew is likely to be headed by a ... more  
Washington DC (RIA Novosti) May 19, 2010Russia and the United States may soon reach an agreement on the joint development of new engines for spacecraft designed for exploration of deep space, a Russian deputy prime minister said. Sergei Ivanov said on Monday during a U.S. visit that future exploration of outer space will require nuclear-powered engines for carrier rockets and spacecraft, and work on these costly development proj ... more  
Houston TX (SPX) May 19, 2010Today, the crew focused on the addition of the Russian Mini-Research Module-1 (MRM-1) to the International Space Station. The module, named Rassvet, Russian for "dawn," docked to the Earth-facing port on the Zarya module at 8:20 a.m. EDT. Shuttle Commander Ken Ham and Pilot Tony Antonelli maneuvered the shuttle robotic arm to unberth the module from Atlantis' payload bay and positioned it ... more |
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Washington Says Satisfied With Russia's Routes For Afghan OperationsWashington DC (RIA Novosti) May 19, 2010 The United States are satisfied the way Russia provided its air cargo route for American counter-terrorism efforts in Afghanistan, the Russian deputy prime minister said. Moscow and Washington signed the Air Transit Agreement on July 6 after U.S. President Barack Obama's visited Russia in May of 2009. "The air and ground [U.S.] transit is outstanding. The U.S. Department of State as well as the White House say that the transit is good," Sergei Ivanov said. A spokesman for the U.S. Depa ... read more |
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