NASA astronauts won’t say which one of them got sick after almost eight months in space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Three NASA astronauts whose prolonged space station mission ended with a trip to the hospital last month declined to say Friday which one of them was…
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China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space
BEIJING — Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Monday after a six-month stay on China’s Tiangong space station. A parachute slowed their capsule’s nighttime descent to a remote landing…
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China launches new crew to its space station as it seeks to expand exploration
JIUQUAN, China — China launched a new three-person crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday as the country seeks to expand its exploration of outer space with missions to…
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China launches a new crew to its orbiting space station as it seeks a major role in space exploration
China launches a new crew to its orbiting space station as it seeks a major role in space exploration
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China says it’s ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday
JIUQUAN, China — China said all systems are ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday, the latest mission to make the country a major…
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NASA astronaut is released from the hospital after returning from space
This photo provided by NASA shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, left, NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, second from left, Matthew Dominick, second from right, and Jeanette Epps, right, inside the SpaceX…
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4 astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing’s capsule trouble
The SpaceX crew of the Dragon spacecraft, from left, cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, pilot Michael Barratt, commander Matthew Dominick and mission specialist Jeanette Epps gather for a photo after arriving at…
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China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advances
BEIJING — China has made great strides in exploring space in recent years, rocketing astronauts to its own space station and bringing back rocks from the moon. Now it wants…
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NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter’s moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys…
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NASA switches off instrument on Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power
NEW YORK — To save power, NASA has switched off another scientific instrument on its long-running Voyager 2 spacecraft. The space agency said Tuesday that Voyager 2’s plasma science instrument…
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