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One church, two astronauts. How a Texas congregation is supporting its members on the space station
Read full article: One church, two astronauts. How a Texas congregation is supporting its members on the space stationA Texas church has not one — but two — members aboard the International Space Station.
Three astronauts return to Earth after a year in space. NASA’s Frank Rubio sets US space record
Read full article: Three astronauts return to Earth after a year in space. NASA’s Frank Rubio sets US space recordA NASA astronaut and two Russians are back on Earth after being stuck in space for just over a year.
US astronaut Mark Vande Hei to ride Russian spacecraft home during tensions
Read full article: US astronaut Mark Vande Hei to ride Russian spacecraft home during tensionsA U.S. astronaut has made it through nearly a year in space but faces what could be his trickiest assignment yet: riding a Russian capsule back to Earth.
Russian weapons test creates 1,500 pieces of space junk threatening space station
Read full article: Russian weapons test creates 1,500 pieces of space junk threatening space stationU.S. officials say a Russian weapons test created the space junk now threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
US astronaut launching next month may spend year in space
Read full article: US astronaut launching next month may spend year in spaceAstronaut Mark Vande Hei learned just last week that he’ll launch April 9 on a Russian rocket to the International Space Station. Tentatively titled “Vyzov," challenge in English, it’s meant to highlight Russian space activities and glorify the cosmonaut profession, according to a news release. Five years have passed since now retired astronaut Scott Kelly completed a 340-day space station mission, a U.S. record. Space station missions typically last six months. Until the private company began providing rides last year, Russia provided the only lift for space station crews once NASA's shuttles stopped flying.