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Happy Easter Sunday from the ISS ! Crew Hunts Easter Eggs & Goodies

March 31, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Hush, hush ! Don’t’ tell his crew, but Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has secretly planned a delightful space station surprise sure to also warm the hearts of Earth’s children celebrating the joyous occasion of this Easter Sunday – and there’s delicious [...]

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Another Amazing Earth View: The Andes Under a Blue Pacific Fog

February 5, 2013

View of the Andes from the ISS on Feb. 4, 2013 (NASA) Even though he’s a busy guy, Expedition 34 astronaut Chris Hadfield still takes the time to share some of his amazing views from orbit aboard the ISS. One of his most recent photos is this stunning view of Andean ridges rising up from [...]

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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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Russia’s Soyuz Spacecraft: 46 Years and Still Soaring High

December 18, 2012

In just a couple of days a Soyuz rocket will lift off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, carrying NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, and Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Roman Romanenko within the TMA-07M capsule on a two-day trip to the ISS. While many improvements have been made to the Soyuz rockets [...]

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Canada Unveils its Contributions to the JWST

July 25, 2012

Today Canada’s Minister of Industry Christian Paradis unveiled the technologies that comprise Canada’s contribution to the James Webb Space Telescope, a next-generation infrared observatory that’s seen as the successor to Hubble. Remove this ad

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