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Endeavour astronauts headed to Earth
Feb 20th, 2010 - News-Leader
all around as the six endeavour astronauts floated one by one out of the international space station, where they installed a stunning seven-window observation deck that gives astronauts unparalleled views of earth. the hatches between the craft
Shuttle astronauts say goodbye to space station
Feb 19th, 2010 - USA Today
and handshakes all around as the six endeavour astronauts floated one by one out of the international space station, where they installed a stunning seven-window observation deck that gives astronauts unparalleled views of earth. the hatches between the craftShuttle Astronauts Pack Up to Leave Space Station
Feb 19th, 2010 - FOXNews
astronauts aboard nasa's shuttle endeavour packed up their spaceship for the trip home thursday after more than a week at the international space station, but not before holding a grand opening ceremony for the orbiting lab's newest roomEndeavour astronauts say goodbye to space station
Feb 19th, 2010 - Houston Chronicle
cape canaveral, fla. - after more than a week together, the crews of space shuttle endeavour and the international space station are parting ways. the six shuttle astronauts and five station residents embraced and said farewell early friday
Astronauts get a presidential phone call
Feb 18th, 2010 - UPI
houston, feb. 18 (upi) -- the astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the international space station received a wednesday congratulatory phone call from president barack obama. the president -- accompanied by a dozen u.s. middle school students
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2:30THE ASTRONAUTS -"Baja" (1963)
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3:47Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Recounts Apollo 11 UFO Encounter
Buzz Aldrin talks about the 'UFO' which the Apollo 11 crew saw on their way to the moon.
4:29Astronauts
Two astronauts go bat-crazy on the moon.
Astronauts from WikiPedia:
An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft. While generally reserved for professional space travelers, the term is sometimes applied to anyone who travels into space, including scientists, politicians, journalists, and tourists.
Until 2003, astronauts were sponsored and trained exclusively by governments, either by the military, or by civilian space agencies. With the sub-orbital flight of the privately-funded SpaceShipOne in 2004, a new category of astronaut was created: the commercial astronaut.
The criteria for what constitutes human spaceflight vary. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) Sporting Code for astronautics recognizes only flights that exceed an altitude of 100 kilometers (62 mi). In the United States, professional, military, and commercial astronauts who travel above an altitude of 50 miles (80 km) are awarded astronaut wings.
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