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Russian space shuttle effectively docks with ISS
The three crew members, the two Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko, as well as U.S. astronaut Shane Kimbrough, are expected to move...
NASA spacecraft hits Mercury on account of fuel shortage
(Xinhua/GNA) -- U.S. space agency NASA said its 11-year-old MESSENGER spacecraft ran out of fuel and crashed into Mercury Thursday, creating a 16-meter-wide crater...
M-27M cargo ship launched from Kazakhstan
The Progress M-27M cargo ship launched from Kazakhstan on Tuesday but is now out of control
The unmanned cargo ship was launched from Kazakhstan on...
NASA MESSENGER to make contact with Mercury soon
U.S. space agency NASA said Thursday that its 11-year-old MESSENGER spacecraft will crash into the surface of Mercury, most likely on April 30, after...
Launch of super-pressure balloon brings hopes
US space agency NASA Friday launched a 2.3-ton scientific balloon from New Zealand's South Island, in a new test for its "game-changer" pressurized design.
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