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Hadfield, Marshburn and Romenko Return Safely to Earth

May 14, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Coming home to clear blue skies, green grass and warm weather, the Expedition 35 crew of Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, NASA’s Tom Marshburn and Russia’s Roman Romanenko has returned after spending just over five months on the International Space Station. “It’s [...]

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

March 31, 2013

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 photos below too. They’re going on an Easter egg hunt ! Remove this ad

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Space Station Crew Captures Soyuz Launch, As Seen from Orbit

March 29, 2013

Just how much activity on Earth can be seen from orbit? In the dark of night, the Soyuz rocket launch on March 29/28, 2013 was bright enough to be seen by the International Space Station crew 350 km (220 miles) above. “Soyuz Rocket Launch – the moment of ignition, as-seen from their target, the Space [...]

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Watch “Fast-Track” Launch of Soyuz Live

March 28, 2013

Live video by Ustream Watch live the first “fast-track” human Soyuz flight to the International Space Station. The Soyuz TMA-08M crew will arrive at the ISS just five hours and 49 minutes after launch instead of the usual two days. Commander Pavel Vinogradov, flight engineer Alexander Misurkin and NASA astronaut Christopher Cassidy are scheduled for [...]

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Expedition 34 Crew Gets a Foggy Welcome Home

March 16, 2013

Three members of the Expedition 34 crew undocked from the International Space Station a day later than originally planned on Friday due to bad weather in the landing area in Kazakhstan, but returned safely to Earth, despite continuing cold, foggy weather. The deteriorating weather conditions allowed only two of 12 search and rescue helicopters to [...]

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