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Vancouver Sun, 03.09.10 00:41 UTC

51-year-old Canadian astronaut to command International Space Station

LONGUEUIL, Que. â Astronaut Chris Hadfield will become the first Canadian to command the International Space Station, Gary Goodyear, the federal minister of state for science and technology ...

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Calgary Herald, 02.09.10 14:41 UTC

Chris Hadfield to be first Canadian to head International Space Station

The Canadian Space Agency announced Thursday that astronaut Chris Hadfield will become the first Canadian to command the International Space Station on a mission set to begin in December 2012.

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Vancouver Sun, 02.09.10 14:11 UTC

Chris Hadfield to become 1st Canadian space station commander

MONTREAL - Astronaut Chris Hadfield will become the first Canadian to command the International Space Station, Gary Goodyear, the federal minister of state for science and technology announced ...

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Technology Review, 02.09.10 04:24 UTC

Counting Down to Commercial Space Launches

The next few years will see at least two new commercial spacecraft put into orbit.

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Popular Science, 01.09.10 21:38 UTC

As East Coast Braces For Hurricane Earl, NASA Watches From Above

East Coast residents are bracing for this monster, headed their way with 125-mph winds, as a fleet of NASA satellites and airplanes monitors its evolution. As of Wednesday morning, Hurricane Earl was ...

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Wired, 01.09.10 11:08 UTC

Astronaut's Eye View: Time-Lapse Videos of Earth

A NASA astronaut on the Space Shuttle Endeavor brought space back down to Earth. Astronaut Don Pettit took over 85 time-lapsed videos of Earth from his stint on the International Space Station to ...

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Telegraph, 30.08.10 20:36 UTC

Hurricane Earl grows in strength

Hurricane Earl, lashing through the northeast Caribbean, has strengthened to a Category 3 storm, prompting warnings across several islands.

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Calgary Herald, 29.08.10 17:17 UTC

Canadian astronaut has coping tips for trapped Chilean miners

Spice up the food, broaden the music menu, encourage exercise and work routines and make sure the 33 trapped Chilean miners and their loved ones stay connected. The tips roll easily off the tongue of ...

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CNET News.com, 27.08.10 03:07 UTC

$2 billion ISS experiment delivered for shuttle launch

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.--A $2 billion, 7.5-ton physics experiment bound for the International Space Station aboard the last planned shuttle flight in February arrived at the Florida launch site ...

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Daily Mail, 25.08.10 18:43 UTC

Chilean miners trapped underground could be too fat to fit through 26 inch escape hole by Christmas

Chilean authorities fear that the 33 miners trapped underground might get too fat to fit through the escape shaft at Christmas. Incredibly, the miners survived the 17 days before they were located by ...