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• U.S. space tourist blasts off in Soyuz rocket
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Soyuz spacecraft with two Americans and a Russian on board lifted off from Kazakhstan on Sunday for the international space station. The Soyuz TMA-13 capsule carrying American computer game millionaire Richard Garriott soared ...
• Elite club lets space tourist cut in line
Space station-bound space tourist Charles Simonyi trains inside a Soyuz spacecraft simulator while wearing a Sokol spacesuit. He's snagged a second trip thanks to his membership in an elite six-person club. American billionaire Charles Simonyi ...
• Veteran space station crew ready to fly
An American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut are preparing to blast off from their home planet Sunday to fly to the space station next week. Expedition 18 commander Michael Fincke and flight engineer Yury Lonchakov, both veteran spaceflyers, are due ...
• California may require more space for hens
Oct. 8: A house broke off its foundation and slid down a rain-soaked hill with a resident inside in Portland, Ore. Wednesday, clipping two other homes before crashing to a halt against a third. The homeowner escaped unscathed. NBC's Brian Williams ...
• Space-time continuum’ doesn’t halt debate talk
LOS ANGELES - Political debates inform voters — and provide material for late-night TV show hosts. "Tonight's presidential debate took place in Nashville, Tenn. Which is perfect, because the economy right now is like a bad country music song: ‘I ...