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Private spaceship tests underway in Va, Calif

A Colorado company developing a spaceship to take astronauts to the International Space Station is having elements of its spacecraft undergo landing-related tests at NASA facilities in Virginia and California. Full story

NASA: New pump resolves big space station leak

An impromptu spacewalk over the weekend seems to have fixed a big ammonia leak at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday. Full story

Space not the final frontier for viewing movies

The crew of the International Space Station is boldly going where no one has gone before — to see the new "Star Trek" film. Full story

NASA Beams Up 'Star Trek Into Darkness' to Astronauts In Space

The three astronauts on board the International Space Station are getting a sneak peak of the latest "Star Trek" film just before people around the world get a chance to see it in theaters themselves. Full story

click3: Ground control to Major Tom…

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3-man space station crew makes safe landing

  

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  Commander Hadfield: music video trailblazer

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.

  What it means to be a nerd

Rachel Maddow salutes the passion with which Commander Chris Hadfield has performed during his time at the International Space Station, and plays a piece of video in which actor Wil Wheaton explains that to be a nerd is to "find the things that you love and love them the most that you can."

  Spacewalkers take on space station repair job

Flakes of ammonia were discovered leaking out of the cooling system on International Space Station, and two astronauts will take a spacewalk to repair it. NBC’s Tom Costello reports.

  Ammonia leaks from International Space Station

On Saturday NASA will try to fix the leak that released a stream of white frozen flakes into space. The crew on the International Space Station is not in danger and the space station is continuing to operate normally. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

  NBC Mobile - NBC News Update: May 10th, 2013

Ariel Castro did father the child of one of his kidnapping victims, NASA reports trouble at the International Space Station and Randy Jackson is leaving American Idol.

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U.S. astronaut Tom Marshburn sits at the airport of Zhezkazgan
U.S. astronaut Tom Marshburn sits at the airport of Zhezkazgan

U.S. astronaut Tom Marshburn sits at the airport of Zhezkazgan May 14, 2013. The first Canadian astronaut to command the International Space Station landed safely in Kazakhstan with two crewmates on Tuesday, wrapping up a five-month mission aboard the ISS. REUTERS/Mikhail Metzel/Pool (KAZAKHSTAN -

Russian cosmonaut Romanenko reacts after the landing of the Russian Soyuz space capsule some 150 km (90 miles) southeast of the town of Zhezkazgan, in central Kazakhstan
Russian cosmonaut Romanenko reacts after the landing of the Russian Soyuz space capsule some 150 km (90 miles) southeast of the town of Zhezkazgan, in central Kazakhstan

Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko reacts after the landing of the Russian Soyuz space capsule, some 150 km southeast of the town of Zhezkazgan, in central Kazakhstan May 14, 2013. The first Canadian astronaut to command the International Space Station landed safely in Kazakhstan with two crewmates

Ground personnel carry U.S. astronaut Tom Marshburn after the Russian Soyuz space capsule landed some 150 km (90 miles) southeast of the town of Zhezkazgan, in central Kazakhstan
Ground personnel carry U.S. astronaut Tom Marshburn after the Russian Soyuz space capsule landed some 150 km (90 miles) southeast of the town of Zhezkazgan, in central Kazakhstan

Ground personnel carry U.S. astronaut Tom Marshburn (C, front) after the Russian Soyuz space capsule landed some 150 km southeast of the town of Zhezkazgan, in central Kazakhstan May 14, 2013. The first Canadian astronaut to command the International Space Station landed safely in Kazakhstan with