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Astronauts return from ISS

France's Thomas Pesquet and Russia's Oleg Novistky return to Earth after long stints in the ISS

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Return to earth for France's astronaut photographer

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Watch: Aurora Borealis from the ISS

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has made another incredible video.

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Trump had a call from Space

President of the Unites States, Donald Trump had a phone call from the International Space Station (ISS) and talked with two American astronauts, Jack Fisher, and ISS Commander Peggy…

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Growing problem of space debris could hinder future exploration

Scientists are voicing concern about the growing danger of space debris spinning around our planet.

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Warm greetings for new International Space Station crew

A new space crew has successfully docked at the International Space Station.

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US-Russian crew of two heads to ISS

A Soyuz space capsule has blasted off for the International Space Station. An American astronaut making his first space flight and a veteran Russian cosmonaut are on board.

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Expedition 50 crew land safely back on earth

US astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhitov and Andrey Borisenko have safely landed back on earth having spent nearly six months on the International Space…

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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 from historic NASA pad

A SpaceX Falcon rocket blasted off on Sunday from a Florida launch pad once used to send NASA astronauts to the moon.

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Spacewalking astronauts carry out ISS upgrade

Two astronauts, from the US and France, have taken a long spacewalk to help keep the solar power system functioning on the International Space Station.

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Astronauts boost space station's power supply

Two astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station on Friday (January 6) to upgrade the outpost’s power supply.

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What's on the agenda for space in 2017?

Twenty seventeen will mark the launch of the space telescope, CHEOPS by the European space agency ESA.

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ISS crew rises to 'The Mannequin Challenge'

‘The Mannequin Challenge’ fad got a new lease of life on December 29, when the crew of the International Space Station got on board, in zero gravity.

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Out of this world? Astronauts join mannequin challenge craze

Astronauts have defied gravity to breathe fresh life into the mannequin challenge craze.

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Mars mission, a new rocket and a giant telescope: Europe's space priorities

Lucerne offered a scenic backdrop to ESA’s space summit – the crucial ministerial meeting held every two years when the agency’s 22 member states spend 48 hours debating one subject – Europe’s future

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Christmas Dinner in Space

In a NASA Christmas message, the crew on board the international space station told the world what they would be enjoying for their Christmas dinner.

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Meet Canada's robot masters

Behind the scenes at the Canadian Space Agency to meet the team that controls the Canadarm 2, trains astronauts to use space robots, and develops rovers for the Moon and Mars.

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Russia confirms ISS-bound Progress spaceship lost after launch

Russia’s space agency has confirmed that an unmanned cargo ship launched on Thursday to take supplies to the International Space Station has been lost.

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All change on the ISS

A joint US, Russian and Japanese crew have landed back on earth after leaving the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule.

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The longest delivery order in the Galaxy

A capsule loaded with 2,400 kilos of food, supplies, equipment and science experiments has docked with the ISS, 410 kilometres above the earth.