BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan – A Soyuz spacecraft carry three astronauts has taken off atop a towering Russian rocket, headed for the…
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Where were you when space shuttle Columbia was lost?
On Feb. 1, 2003, space shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas while returning from a 16-day trip to space. The accident…
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Koichi Wakata becomes 1st Japanese astronaut to command space station
Astronaut Koichi Wakata of JAXA (the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) was handed over command during a ceremony held onboard the…
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