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SpaceX launches US, Russia, UAE astronauts to space station
By MARCIA DUNN - AP Aerospace Writer
Wed,03/01/23-11:35PM , 76 Reads
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended monthslong stay.
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The moon rises beyond a sign in the outfield during the fifth inning of a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. With more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone. In February 2023, the agency said space organizations around the world are considering how best to keep time on the moon. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

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What time is it on moon? Europe pushing for lunar time zone
By MARCIA DUNN - AP Aerospace Writer
Tue,02/28/23-11:14AM , 118 Reads
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — With more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone.
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Last-minute technical trouble forced SpaceX to call off Monday’s attempt to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA. The countdown was halted with just two minutes remaining until liftoff from Kennedy Space Center. With just a split second to blast off, there was no time to deal with the problem, which involved the engine ignition system. (AP Video shot by Stephen Smith)

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Last-minute problem keeps SpaceX rocket, astronauts grounded
By MARCIA DUNN - AP Aerospace Writer
Mon,02/27/23-1:25AM , 786 Reads
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Last-minute technical trouble forced SpaceX to call off Monday’s attempt to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA.
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In this handout photo released by Roscosmos State Space Corporation, the new, empty Soyuz MS-23 capsule blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Russia has launched a rescue ship for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose original ride sprang a dangerous leak at the International Space Station. (Ivan Timoshenko/Roscosmos State Space Corporation via AP)

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Russia launches rescue ship to space station after leaks
By MARCIA DUNN - AP Aerospace Writer
Thu,02/23/23-6:27PM , 130 Reads
Russia launched a rescue ship on Friday for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose original ride home sprang a dangerous leak while parked at the International Space Station.

The new, empty Soyuz capsule should arrive at the orbiting lab on Sunday.
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