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Merkel speaks to German astronaut at ISS
Berlin (AFP) Jul 20, 2006 German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday telephoned German astronaut Thomans Reiter at the International Space Station where he is staying for six months. The chancellor, a trained scientist, spoke to Reiter about his daily tasks at the ISS and wished him "good luck", in the five-minute conversation that was broadcast on German public television. Reiter is the first German astronaut t ... more Russia launches Kosmos military satellite
Moscow (AFP) Jul 21, 2006 Russia launched a military satellite Friday from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the northwestern region of Arkhangelsk, Interfax and ITAR-TASS news agencies reported. The Kosmos satellite will "serve the interests of the ministry of defence," an official present at the launch said, ITAR-TASS reported. A Molnia-M rocket carrying the satellite took off on schedule from the launch pad, Alexei Z ... more The Eagle has broken - first men on Moon used pen to fix lander: report
London (AFP) Jul 24, 2006 The first men on the Moon had to use a pen to fix a broken switch on their lunar module and return home to Earth, British newspaper the Daily Mirror reported Monday ahead of a new television documentary. Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon, and Buzz Aldrin, his fellow astronaut, accidentally snapped off the switch of a circuit breaker, and found they could not take off without it. ... more China looks to space for super fruit and vegetables
Beijing (AFP) Jul 24, 2006 China intends to launch a satellite aimed at developing super space-enhanced fruit, vegetables and other crops, as it seeks ways to expand the nation's food production, state press said Monday. The Shijian-8, a recoverable satellite, will be launched aboard a Long March 2C rocket in early September, for a two-week mission that will expose 2,000 seeds to cosmic radiation and micro-gravity, th ... more Discovery astronauts inspect shuttle again before trip home
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Cape Canaveral (AFP) Jul 16, 2006 NASA wakes up Discovery crew for return to Earth
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Jul 17, 2006 Discovery crew make final preparations for return to Earth
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Jul 17, 2006 Discovery starts heads back to Earth
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Jul 17, 2006 Discovery shuttle ends key 13-day mission with safe landing
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Jul 17, 2006 |
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Seoul (AFP) Jul 18, 2006 South Korea on Tuesday delayed the launch of its first military satellite by 10 days to August 20 at the request of the US launching company, defense officials said. The Mugunghwa 5 military communications satellite was originally due to lift off on August 10 from the South Pacific. US-based firm Sea Launch is responsible for the launch into orbit at 36,000 kilometers (22,000 miles). Fra ... more With Discovery's return, NASA set to resume regular shuttle flights
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Jul 18, 2006 China to explore Mars as well as the moon
Beijing (AFP) Jul 19, 2006 China plans to embark on an ambitious space exploration program that will see it focusing on Mars as well as the moon, a senior space agency official was quoted as saying Wednesday. The program, to be carried out in the next five years, also calls for stepping up international cooperation, the official Xinhua news agency quoted Sun Laiyan, head of the China National Space Administration, as ... more Launch of European climate satellite delayed again
Paris (AFP) Jul 19, 2006 The launch of a European climate-monitoring satellite was delayed Wednesday for the third time, RIA-Novosti news agency quoted the Russian space agency as saying. "The launch was put off because of a (technical) failure," the space agency said. No new date was given. "The rocket did not take off, we don't know why. It stopped in the last minutes before firing," Alain Fournier-Sicre of th ... more
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