International Space Station
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Cosmonaut says Russia falling behind in space race...like a plane, similar to the U.S. shuttles. Russia has used the Soyuz and Progress spacecraft, whose design dates back to the 1960s, to send crews and cargo to the International Space Station. It stands to take an even greater role in space... In this article: Mikhail Tyurin, Russia, Soyuz, International Space Station, NASA, Mars, Novaya Gazeta, and United States |
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Detroit News | November 03, 2009
Russia plans nuclear spaceship
...a plea for extra government funds than a detailed proposal. Russia is using 40-year old Soyuz booster rockets and capsules to send crews to the International Space Station. The space agency's development of a replacement rocket and a...
In this article: Russia, Soyuz, Dmitry Medvedev, Halloween, Cold sores, Anna Paquin, and True Blood
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CNET News.com | November 17, 2009
U.S. and China agree to explore space cooperation
...aboard Soyuz capsules at $50 million a seat. The International Space Station is operated as a cooperative venture among the United States, Russia, the European Space Agency, Canada, and Japan. Complex inter-agency agreements govern the...
In this article: NASA, United States, China, John Logsdon, CNET, and Chevy Volt
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The International Space Station (ISS) is an internationally developed research facility currently being assembled in Low Earth Orbit. On-orbit construction of the station began in 1998 and is scheduled to be completed by 2011, with operations continuing until at least 2015. The station can be seen from the Earth with the naked eye, and, , is the largest artificial satellite in Earth orbit, with a mass larger than that of any previous space station. The ISS serves as a long-term research laboratory in space, with experiments in fields including biology, human biology, physics, astronomy and meteorology being carried out daily in the station's microgravity environment. The station also provides a safe testing location for efficient, reliable spacecraft systems that will be required for long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars. The ISS and its experiments are operated by long-duration Expedition crews, with the station being continuously staffed since the first resident crew, Expedition 1, arrived on 2 November 2000. This has provided an uninterrupted human presence in space for the last . , the crew of Expedition 21 is aboard.
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