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Want to be an Astronaut? Learn How to Speak Russian

April 8, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter A fire breaks out on the International Space Station while the orbiting complex is over Russian mission control. How, as an English-speaking astronaut, would you keep up with instructions? The answer is years of Russian training. In between time in simulators, [...]

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How a Good Narrator Can Mean Life or Death on Mars

January 28, 2013

Stranded on an alien planet, ejected from your burning ship and with only minutes of breathable air left, your chances of survival look slim indeed. And with — something — tearing holes in your suit, you’ll likely be dead before you know it. That is, of course, unless you have a good narrator. “Voice Over,” [...]

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Sounds of the Space Station

January 16, 2013

CSA astronaut Chris Hadfield strums some chords in the cupola (NASA) You’ve probably seen plenty of photos of astronauts and cosmonauts working aboard the International Space Station, and maybe even some videos of ISS briefings and interviews and tours throughout the different modules (and perhaps even an astronaut-produced song or two.) But have you ever [...]

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Farewell to a Hero: Photos From Armstrong’s Burial at Sea

September 14, 2012

Armstrong’s burial service aboard the USS Philippine Sea on September 14, 2012 (NASA/Bill Ingalls) Earlier today, Friday, September 14, 2012, Neil A. Armstrong’s burial at sea service was held aboard the USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) in the Atlantic Ocean. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, [...]

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Neil Armstrong, First Man on the Moon, Dies at 82

August 25, 2012

Former NASA astronaut Neil A. Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, on August 5, 1930 Today we mourn the loss of a true hero and icon of a generation, if not an entire century: Neil Alden Armstrong, former NASA astronaut and first person to set foot on the Moon, has passed away due to complications [...]

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