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Astronauts

# astronauts - Thursday 25 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Space

Russian spaceship runs into trouble on way to International Space Station

The vessel may be unable to properly dock with the ISS after its navigation antenna failed to properly deploy.

# astronauts - Monday 4 March, 2013

From The Score Astronauts

# astronauts - Saturday 3 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Look Up

Watch the skies: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… the Space Station

NASA has launched a new service that emails people when the International Space Station is visible in the skies over where they live.

# astronauts - Monday 8 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Space

SpaceX rocket on a mission to the ISS – with ice cream included

The commercial cargo ship is bringing 1,000 science experiments and gear to the inhabitants of the ISS – as well as a freezer of chocolate-vanilla swirl ice cream.

# astronauts - Friday 7 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie NASA

International Space Station saved by toothbrush

The crew managed to fix a serious power problem with the makeshift tool on Wednesday after a six and a half hour space walk.

# astronauts - Sunday 2 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Space

Life in space – through the astronauts’ eyes

What was life like on an early NASA space mission? We look at archive photos taken by the crew themselves to find out.

# astronauts - Monday 13 August, 2012

Down Time This post contains videos

What do astronauts do in their time off?

Play with yo-yos, of course.

# astronauts - Sunday 24 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Space

Chinese astronauts make first successful docking with space lab

The docking was a significant moment for China, which is aiming to build a space station by 2020.

# astronauts - Tuesday 13 March, 2012

Long missions in space may damage eyesight

Prolonged periods of space travel might damage astronauts eyesight according to new research. NASA say they are not unduly worried.

# astronauts - Saturday 7 January, 2012

Job Fairy This post contains videos

# astronauts - Sunday 10 July, 2011

Space Shuttle This post contains videos

Watch live: Space shuttle Atlantis docks at International Space Station

The last ever shuttle mission arrives at the space station today. Watch the historic event live.

# astronauts - Tuesday 24 May, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Astronauts

ISS astronauts land safely after five months in space

Three astronauts have safely returned to Earth after spending 157 days aboard the International Space Station.

# astronauts - Tuesday 12 April, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Space Cowboy

Fly me to the moon: Virgin Galactic on hunt for pilot-astronauts

‘Spaceline’ launches search for pilots to lead its commercial space trips – “prior spaceflight experience is an advantage”.

From TheJournal.ie Spaceflight

Celebrations mark 50th anniversary of man’s first journey into space

Celebrations are taking place to mark the 50th anniversary of the first man to travel into space – Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin – in 1961.

# astronauts - Monday 7 March, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Shuttle

Space shuttle Discovery makes final voyage home

After more than three decades of service, NASA’s space shuttle Discovery is completing its final mission.