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Astronaut chooses daughter's wedding over space test flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The commander of Boeing’s first astronaut flight has pulled himself off the crew so he’s on Earth — not at the International Space Station — for his daughter’s wedding next year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Radish seeds, meats and cheeses launched to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A space station cargo ship rocketed into orbit Friday carrying a 360-degree camera for spacewalking, radish seeds for growing and a smorgasbord of fancy meats and cheeses for feasting.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Radish seeds, meats and cheeses launched to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A space station cargo ship rocketed into orbit Friday carrying a 360-degree camera for spacewalking, radish seeds for growing and a smorgasbord of fancy meats and cheeses for feasting.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Potty training: NASA tests new $23M titanium space toilet

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s first new space potty in decades — a $23 million titanium toilet better suited for women — is getting a not-so-dry run at the International Space Station before eventually flying to the moon.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Potty training: NASA tests new $23M titanium space toilet

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s first new space potty in decades — a $23 million titanium toilet better suited for women — is getting a not-so-dry run at the International Space Station before eventually flying to the moon.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Space station air leak forces middle-of-night crew wakeup

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A small air leak at the International Space Station finally has been traced to the Russian side, following a middle-of-the-night search by astronauts.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

New measurements show moon has hazardous radiation levels

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Future moon explorers will be bombarded with two to three times more radiation than astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a health hazard that will require thick-walled shelters for protection, scientists reported Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Bus-size asteroid to zoom by Earth, ducking below satellites

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An asteroid the size of a school bus is headed our way, but NASA says the space rock will zoom safely past Earth on Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Jupiter, enticing moon Europa star in new Hubble photo

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Jupiter and its enticing moon Europa shine in a new photo by the Hubble Space Telescope.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

'Mighty mice' stay musclebound in space, boon for astronauts

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Bulked-up, mutant “mighty mice” held onto their muscle during a monthlong stay at the International Space Station, returning to Earth with ripped bodybuilder physiques, scientists reported Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

'Mighty mice' stay musclebound in space, boon for astronauts

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Bulked-up, mutant “mighty mice” held onto their muscle during a monthlong stay at the International Space Station, returning to Earth with ripped bodybuilder physiques, scientists reported Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

'Mighty mice' stay musclebound in space, boon for astronauts

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Bulked-up, mutant “mighty mice” held onto their muscle during a monthlong stay at the International Space Station, returning to Earth with ripped bodybuilder physiques, scientists reported Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

SpaceX's Mars test rocket makes 1st flight, landing upright

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched a prototype of its Mars rocketship hundreds of feet into the air, then landed it upright in a successful test flight.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Astronauts: SpaceX Dragon capsule 'came alive' on descent

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The astronauts on SpaceX’s first crew flight said Tuesday that their Dragon capsule “came alive” and sounded like a beast as it descended through the atmosphere to a smooth splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk's SpaceX company.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

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