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Spacecraft lands safely in Kazakhstan

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Space station crew lands in Russian capsule

WINNIPEG (CBC) - Astronauts from the United States and Russia landed safely in northern Kazakhstan's chilly steppes on Thursday after spending almost six months on the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth on Russian spacecraft

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The Russian Soyuz TMA-16 space capsule, carrying a Expedition 22 U.S. astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut from the International Space Station, lands ne

Spacecraft lands safely in Kazakhstan

Astronauts from the United States and Russia have landed safely on Kazakhstan's chilly northern steppes on Thursday after spending almost six months on the International Space Station.

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A chance to see Saturn and Mars at Stargazing at the Observatory

Have you seen Saturn and Mars this month? According to folks at the Museum of Science, both planets have been visible in March, and you can get a much closer view at Stargazing at the Observatory. The Gilliland Observatory, open every Friday evening, is on the roof of the museum’s parking garage, where a staff member is available to provide information and answer questions. Using the Celestron CGE 1100 Schmidt Cassegrain telescope, look for something that resembles a dim yellow star — that’s Saturn. Call the hotline at 5:30 p.m. for information about the night’s observing session. 8:30-10 p.m., weather permitting. Free. Museum of Science Gilliland Observatory, Science Park, Boston. 617-589-0267. www.mos.org

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Soyuz Landing Caps Milestone Space Station Mission

Expedition 22 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Max Suraev landed their Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft on the steppes of Kazakhstan Thursday, wrapping up a five-and-a-half-month stay aboard the International Space Station.

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Cassini Sends Back Ravishing New Photos of Saturn?s Rings

SaturnCassiniWhen we last covered NASA’s Stardust mission a couple weeks ago, we noted that it was one of those missions that just keeps popping up as new findings from its data makes the news. But Stardust might by outdone by another: Cassini, which continues to reveal new surprises about Saturn and its moons—not to mention sending back beautiful images like this new batch. Today in the journal Science, Cassini researchers review six years of Saturn science (here and here) by the hardy spacecraft.

Hubble 3D Opens in Select IMAX(R) Theatres Tomorrow

and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that Hubble 3D, the latest installment of the successful IMAX space film series, opens in select IMAX(R) theatres starting tomorrow. The film has already received rave reviews nationwide. Early highlights include:

Hubble 3D Opens in Select IMAX(R) Theatres Tomorrow

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Soyuz spacecraft lands in Kazakhstan

A Soyuz TMA-16 spaceship carrying two astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) has successfully landed in Kazakhstan, the Russian space agency's mission control center outside Moscow said Thursday.

U.S.-Russian duo returns to Earth from space station

(Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz space capsule carrying a U.S. astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut from the International Space Station landed safely in Kazakhstan on Thursday.

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Soyuz spacecraft lands safely on Kazakh steppe

The Russian Soyuz TMA-16 space capsule carrying NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and Russian Maxim Surayev touches down not far from the Kazakh town of Arkalyk, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Astronauts from the United States and Russia landed safely in northern Kazakhstan's chilly steppes on Thursday after spending almost six months on the International Space Station.">Alexander Nemenov, Pool - AP Photo
The Russian Soyuz TMA-16 space capsule carrying NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and Russian Maxim Surayev touches down not far from the Kazakh town of Arkalyk, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Astronauts from the United States and Russia landed safely in northern Kazakhstan's chilly steppes on Thursday after spending almost six months on the International Space Station.

Soyuz spacecraft lands safely on Kazakh steppe

Astronauts from the United States and Russia landed safely in northern Kazakhstan's chilly steppes on Thursday after spending almost six months on the International Space Station.

First astronaut from SC school returns to campus

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The first graduate of a South Carolina military college to become an astronaut is returning to his alma mater.

BRIEF: Astronaut will speak at annual OC dinner

Astronaut Doug Wheelock will be the featured speaker at Oklahoma Christian University's eighth annual Associates Dinner.