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ASTRO BOB Space station crew prepares for Christmas feast in space
As you prepare for Christmas company and dinner, consider the six astronauts spending the holiday 250 miles overhead. Thanks to Internet connectivity the crew will be able to visit with their famili...
Posted on 12/24/12 at 1:17 PM
THE DULLUM FILE To The Moon
Hard to believe it was 40 years ago this summer that Apollo astronauts landed on the moon. Some great photos are posted on the New York Times website today....
Posted on 7/14/09 at 1:48 AM
NASA: Spacewalk planned to fix space station leak 
Two astronauts will make a hastily planned spacewalk Saturday to try to fix an ammonia leak in the power system of the International Space Station.
By Seth Borenstein , May 10, 2013
Discarded chuck of Russian rocket forces space station astronauts into escape capsules
A discarded chunk of a Russian rocket is forcing six space station astronauts to seek shelter in escape capsules early Saturday.
By Seth Borenstein , March 23, 2012
5-time NASA shuttle astronaut Janice Voss dies of cancer at 55
NASA astronaut Janice Voss first worked for the space agency as a teenager and flew five shuttle missions in seven years.
By Associated Press , February 08, 2012
In first extended interview, Giffords praises 'brave, brave' husband
VIDEO: Bottom of articleIn her first extended interview, Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is praising her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, calling him "brave, brave, brave" as she kisses his bald head.
By Kevin Freking , November 14, 2011
'I will get stronger': Giffords' book reviews first agonizing 10 months of recovery from shooting
VIDEO: Giffords' first TV interviewThe memoir, titled "Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope," describes Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' efforts over the past 10 months to relearn how to walk and talk, and her painful discovery that six people were killed in the Jan. 8 attack outside a Tucson grocery store.
By Amanda Lee Myers and Michelle Price , November 12, 2011
Russian space supply ship headed to International Space Station fails to reach orbit
Two Americans among six astronauts on space station; Russian spaceships only supply link to space station The brief statement from the Roscosmos agency did not specify whether the Progress supply ship that was launched today from the Baikonur cosmodrome had been entirely lost. Agency officials could not immediately be reached for comment by The Associated Press.
By Marcia Dunn , August 24, 2011
Shuttle lifts off for last time; 'Light this fire'
Atlantis and four astronauts thundered into orbit Friday on NASA's last space shuttle voyage, writing the final chapter in a 30-year story of dazzling triumphs, shattering tragedy and, ultimately, unfulfilled expectations. Scroll down the article to view live coverage from NASA of Atlantis' mission and to watch video of Atlantis' launch.
By Marcia Dunn , July 08, 2011
Giffords has memoir deal; Kelly retires from NASA
12Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who is recovering from a gunshot wound to the head, and her astronaut husband Mark Kelly are working on a memoir together. Kelly also announced Tuesday his retirement from the Navy and NASA.
By Hillel Italie , June 21, 2011
Just one flight: Impending loss in shuttle family
In regions that identify so closely with the space program — cities like Houston, where the local sports teams are the Astros and the Rockets, and Cape Canaveral which calls itself the Space Coast and even has an area code of 3-2-1 — the end of the shuttle era is an emotional punch in the gut.
By Seth Borenstein , June 02, 2011
Pope blesses astronauts in 1st papal call to space
The 12 astronauts circling the Earth received a blessing from Pope Benedict XVI today in the first ever papal call to space.
By Marcia Dunn , May 21, 2011
Husband: Giffords would be OK with flight decision
The astronaut husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said his wife would be "very comfortable" with his decision to go back into space and he expects her to be at his launch in April.
By Juan A. Lozano and Marcia Dunn , February 04, 2011
Official: Giffords' astronaut husband going on shuttle mission
The astronaut husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has made his choice. He's headed to space in April.
By Marcia Dunn , February 04, 2011
Giffords' husband broke down after incorrect media reports of her death
For about 20 minutes, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' husband broke down in a plane's bathroom after believing incorrect media reports that his wife had been fatally shot at a political event outside a supermarket.
By Amanda Lee Myers and Bob Christie , January 19, 2011
Astronauts take 1st spacewalk of shuttle mission
A pair of spacewalking astronauts disconnected an old empty ammonia tank outside the International Space Station this morning and got a new one ready to put in its place.
By Marcia Dunn , April 09, 2010
Space shuttle Discovery, 7 astronauts blast off
The liftoff, less than an hour before sunrise, helped clinch a record for the most women in space at the same time.
By Marcia Dunn , April 05, 2010
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