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Space Station Astronauts Enter Dragon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Space station astronauts floated into the Dragon on Saturday, a day after its heralded arrival as the world’s first commercial supply ship. NASA astronaut Donald Pettit, the...
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NASA Recruits Chemist To Recreate Space’s Stink
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (CBS Tampa) - Astronauts are often asked about what it’s like in space. They’ll be asked about the food and toilets, but it’s not every day they’re asked for their opinion on what...
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Study: Space Sex Could Lead To Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (CBS Tampa) – The carnally adventurous may want to cross interstellar sex off of their bucket lists for good. According to the findings of a new study, astronauts should wait...
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Russia Charging NASA $70 Million Per Rocket Seat
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is blaming Congress for the need to pay $424 million more to Russia to get U.S. astronauts into space. NASA announced its latest contract with the Russian Space Agency...
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International Space Station Has ‘Serious’ Radiator Leak In Power System
WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Space Station has a radiator leak in its power system. The outpost’s commander calls the situation serious, but not life-threatening. The six-member crew on Thursday...
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Astronauts Face High Radiation Threat On Trip To Mars
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Astronauts traveling to and from Mars would be bombarded with as much cosmic radiation as they’d get from a full-body CT scan about once a week for a year, researchers reported...
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Astronauts Tackle Chore Backlog On Spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two spacewalking astronauts tackled a backlog of outdoor work at the International Space Station on Tuesday. It was the first spacewalk for Italy — a major contributor to...
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Study: Time In Space Is A Risk To Astronauts’ Eyes
HOUSTON (CBS Tampa) - New research shows that long-term damage to an astronauts eyes may happen in as little as two weeks. Because they are high above Earth’s protective blanket of atmosphere,...
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NASA Astronauts Begin Urgent Spacewalking Repairs
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts ventured out Saturday on the first of a series of urgent repair spacewalks to revive a crippled cooling line at the International Space Station. The two Americans...
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NASA Developing Robot Doctors In Space
HOUSTON (CBS Tampa) – It’s not exactly the holographic doctor from Star Trek, but NASA is working on the next best thing… a humanoid robot that can handle medical emergencies in space. There’s already...
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Space Station Computer Outage Can Only Be Fixed By Spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has ordered spacewalking repairs for a serious computer outage at the International Space Station. A backup computer for some robotic systems failed Friday. The main...
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Buzz Aldrin Wants Astronauts To Visit Asteroid In Deep Space
TAMPA, Fla. (CBS Tampa) – Astronaut Buzz Aldrin wants astronauts to visit an asteroid that’s in deep space. The famed moonwalker was speaking at the Humans 2 Mars Summit being held in Washington, D.C....
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Space Station Loses Power Channel But Backup Is Working
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station is down one power channel because of an electrical malfunction. But NASA says everyone and everything is safe up there. Mission Control says...
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NASA Picks Boeing And SpaceX To Ferry Astronauts
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is a giant step closer to launching Americans again from U.S. soil. On Tuesday, the space agency announced it has picked Boeing and SpaceX to transport astronauts to...
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NASA Studying Astronauts In Deep Sleep Hibernation For Mars Mission
Toronto, Canada (CBS TAMPA) – A NASA-backed study is exploring deep-sleep stasis for its crew members as a way to dramatically reduce the cost of sending humans on a lengthy trip to Mars. Placing the...
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3rd Spacewalk In 3 Weeks At Space Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts doubled as trash men Wednesday, heaving an old science experiment and two antennas overboard at the International Space Station. It was the third...
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SpaceX Delays Space Station Delivery Until Jan.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The space station astronauts will have to wait until next month for their Christmas delivery. On Thursday, the SpaceX company announced it was delaying this week’s planned...
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NASA Is Hiring A Planetary Protection Officer To Protect Earth From Aliens
CBS Local — NASA is looking to hire a Planetary Protection Officer who would protect Earth from possible alien contamination, according to a job advert posted on the U.S. government’s official...
View ArticleScientists Looking To Turn Astronaut Poop Into Space Food
CBS Local — For kids who want to grow up to become astronauts, the question of what they’re going to eat on the long trip to another planet may have been answered. Scientists say they have created a...
View ArticleElon Musk On First Mars Explorers: ‘Good Chance You’ll Die’
CBS Local — SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk had some interesting comments about the future of space travel while speaking at an international film and innovation festival in Texas. While the tech mogul...
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