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03Sep/17

Record-breaking U.S. astronaut and crew back on Earth

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IN SPACE (SEPTEMBER 2, 2017) (NASA TV) – NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and two crewmates made a parachute touchdown in Kazakhstan on Sunday (September 3), capping a career-total 665 days in orbit, a U.S. record. Continue reading →

08Dec/16

Former U.S. astronaut, Senator John Glenn dies in Ohio at 95

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Former U.S. astronaut and Senator John Glenn dies at age 95 at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, the Columbus Dispatch newspaper reported. Continue reading →

08Feb/16

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly uploads images of the superbowl from space

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NASA astronaut shows the world the bright lights of the U.S. 2016 superbowl from space
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