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Astronauts begin repair work

Nov 18 - Astronauts begin a repair job as they float outside the International Space Station.

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New tenants on International Space Station create_html.php - 01/04/06
It is out with the old and in with the new at the International Space Station. A Soyuz spacecraft carrying Brazil's first astronaut has docked at the orbiting station two days after blasting off from Earth. Applause broke out at Russia's Mission Control Centre in Korolyov outside Moscow as the capsu...

Astronauts on alert after eruption of giant sunspot www.guardianunlimited.co.uk - 21/11/05
November 18: Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have been battening down the hatches after the recent eruption of sunspot number 822.

Astronauts check space shuttle for damage today.reuters.co.uk - 11/09/06
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard space shuttle Atlantis conducted a close-up inspection of their ship's heat shield on Sunday as they sailed toward a linkup on Monday with the International Space Station. Full Article

No relief for the International Space Station crew as the only toilet on board breaks down. United Kingdom News latest - Britain News.Net - 29/05/08
Not having a space potty to pee in is the dilemma currently facing the cross-legged crew members of the International Space Station after the lone toilet aboard the ship broke last week.

Shuttle Discovery astronauts start spacewalk today.reuters.co.uk - 08/07/06
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Two astronauts stepped out of the International Space Station on Saturday for a spacewalk in which they hope to make shuttle flights safer by bouncing around on the end of a 100-foot (30-meter) boom. Full Article

Station crew welcomes shuttle astronauts reuters.com - 12/12/06
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The shuttle Discovery astronauts floated aboard the International Space Station on Monday, the start of a week-long stay to hook up a new power system so new laboratory modules can be added to the complex.

Toxic spill causes space station emergency www.guardianunlimited.co.uk - 21/09/06
September 19: Astronauts aboard the international space station declared an emergency after a toxic spill.

Space Station Toilet Broken: Shuttle Discovery To Carry New Pump Sky News | Strange News | First For Breaking News - 30/05/08
Astronauts on the International Space Station are hoping an urgent delivery from Earth will solve a delicate problem - their only toilet is broken.

The amazing pictures of the astronaut 'mechanics' working on the International Space Station at 17,000mph the Mail online | Home - 27/03/08
Captured against the stunning backdrop of the Earth, an astronaut hangs precariously 250 miles above the Earth as the International Space Station hurtles through space at 17,000mph. The £70billion structure - a giant network of pressurised cabins, solar panels and radiators - is now in its...

ISS astronauts receive Christmas goodies create_html.php - 25/12/05
Being away from one's family at Christmas and new year is never pleasant, but how many people can say they have spent it on the International Space Station? That is the thought a US astronaut and his Russian colleague are consoling themselves with. And, when being more than 200 kilometres above ...

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