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Fungus Among Us? Mold Concerns Delay Space Station Cargo Ship's Opening

The robotic European cargo ship Albert Einstein was opened Tuesday morning (June 18) at the International Space Station, a day late because of concerns that mold may have grown inside the vehicle, NASA officials said. Full story

Europe braces for competition from low-cost U.S. satellite launcher

PARIS (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies is not among the 2,200 companies exhibiting at the Paris Airshow, but its cut-rate Falcon rocket, which has already shaken up the U.S. satellite launch industry, is raising eyebrows in Europe. Full story

NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women

NASA has eight new astronauts — its first new batch in four years. Full story

Possible piece of Mir space station found in man's yard

   Did a hunk of the Mir space station land in a Massachusetts man's yard? WHDH's Sarah French went to find out.

50 Years Ago, 1st Woman to Fly in Space Wore World's 1st Mission Patch

Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, who 50 years ago this Sunday (June 16) launched aboard the Soviet Union's Vostok 6 mission, set a world record by becoming the first woman in space. But her gender wasn't the only contribution that Tereshkova made to the cultural history of space exploration — she was Full story

China's Space Docking Is Step Toward Ambitious Future in Space

Three Chinese astronauts are currently visiting China's Tiangong 1 space lab in orbit on the country's fifth manned mission to space. The flight, which has been going smoothly so far, officials say, is a step toward the country's long-term plan to build and operate a larger space station in the futu Full story

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  Space station welcomes 3 new astronauts

A Soyuz capsule carrying three new crew members successfully docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday, welcoming NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg and two crewmates from Russia and Italy.

  ISS photo shows erupting volcano

The volcano, which erupted in the Aleutian Islands, began spewing ash on May 13, and the photo was taken five days later. NBC’s Ann Curry reports.

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  3-man space station crew makes safe landing

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The current commander of the International Space Station, Commander Chris Hadfield, has recorded a David Bowie re-make in space during his five-month shift. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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