Love ends career of astronaut tourist
Published: 11 April, 2009, 02:45
Two astronauts and a space tourist have been commenting on their experience in orbit after returning from the International Space Station.
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There’s no place for politics in space, and all rumours about tensions on the ISS are groundless, according to the 18th crew of the ISS. The spacemen landed aboard the Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft on Wednesday.
The Soyuz spacecraft with the crew of the ISS expedition 18 and flight participant Chares Simonyi has safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Billionaire Charles Simonyi is heading for the stars again on Thursday to become the first tourist to go into orbit twice – after his first trip to space two years ago.
14.04.2009, 15:07
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The mother of Elise André, the three-year-old girl with dual French-Russian nationality who has been kidnapped multiple times, awaits trial on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Elise is already in Paris with her French father.
Space officials bombard ISS crews with restrictions on who can use what in the orbit, said the current crew commander. Cosmonauts must even mind the flag on the toilet they use and the food they eat.
29.03.2009, 09:39
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The father of Elise Andre, the 3-year-old girl abducted from France a week ago, says he’s ready to go to Russia to find his daughter. Jean-Michel Andre believes the kidnapping was organized by her Russian mother.
07.08.2009, 14:55
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A three-year-old child has died after falling from an eight storey window. The girl could have been saved were it not for the indifference of adults who, instead of helping, filmed the scene on their mobile phones.
21.05.2010, 10:53
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Russia's commissioner for children's rights, Pavel Astakhov, has announced that Russia has suspended all adoptions of children by foreigners until bilateral agreements are signed to protect the children.
01.10.2010, 06:36
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Twelve-year Denis Khokhryakov, abandoned by foster parents in the Dominican Republic, returned to Russia on Friday. He is being accompanied by Russian Presidential Ombudsman for Children Pavel Astakhov.
06.03.2010, 09:15
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A scandal is raging in St. Petersburg after photos of naked men taken inside of a kindergarten were discovered.
Published: 11 April, 2009, 02:45
Two astronauts and a space tourist have been commenting on their experience in orbit after returning from the International Space Station.