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Atlantis shuttle returns to Earth Castro resigns as president Columbus docks with space station Iran fires rocket from space center Mars robot unearths microbe clue Astronomers discover new planet Astronaut fixes torn solar panel Space rocks go under the hammer Teacher blasts off on shuttle mission Russia plants flag on Arctic floor Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies Total lunar eclipse  The whole event was visible from Europe, Africa, parts of South America Astronaut charged with attempted murder  Lisa Nowak was ordered released on an additional $10,000 bond for a charge involving a romantic rival China admits satellite shot down Chinese test missile obliterates satellite

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Dangerous spacewalk completed Mars probe makes 'ice' discovery Shuttle lands despite losing clip Historic pictures sent from Mars   The Mars Phoenix lander, a Nasa spacecraft, has sent back the first historic pictures of an unexplored region of Mars Europe's rocket launches to space US missile hits 'toxic satellite'   The US has successfully struck a disabled spy satellite USA 193 with a missile fired from a warship in waters west of Hawaii Castro resigns as president
Jul. 10   Russia
Jun.20   Global
Jun.14   Florida
May.25   USA
Mar.8   French Guiana
Feb.20   Hawaii

Europe launches sat-nav tester Endeavour touches down Europe's rocket launches to space   A rocket lifted off on a mission to bring oxygen, food, water and equipment to the international space station US missile hits 'toxic satellite'

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Dangerous spacewalk completed  In a daring spacewalk, Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko cut into the insulation of their descent capsule and removed an explosive bolt Mars probe makes 'ice' discovery  Nasa's Phoenix lander has unearthed chunks of a bright material found in a trench dug, compelling evidence of ice on Mars   Shuttle lands despite losing clip  Discovery's astronauts spotted something floating away from their shuttle that turned out to be a little metal clip Space lab anchored to ISS Shuttle leaves for space station Historic pictures sent from Mars

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Jun.20   Global
Jun.14   Florida
Jun.3   Japan

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May.31   Florida
May.25   USA
  The Mars Phoenix lander, a Nasa spacecraft, has sent back the first historic pictures of an unexplored region of Mars.    It touched down in the far north of the Red Pla...

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Mar.26   Florida
Mar.8   French Guiana

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Feb.20   Hawaii
  The US has successfully struck a disabled spy satellite USA 193 with a missile fired from a warship in waters west of Hawaii
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Feb.11   European Union
Feb.4   Iran

year 2007 Top ^

Dec.10   USA
Nov.6   USA
Nov.3   Global
Oct.28   New York
Oct.23  Florida  Discovery rockets to space
Oct.12  California  Skies to be swept for alien life
Oct.10  Kazakhstan  Landmark lift-off for space crew
Aug.10  USA  Nasa space shuttle docks with ISS
Aug.8   Florida
Jul.26  USA  Space computer 'sabotage' probe
Jun.22  Southern California  Space shuttle Atlantis landed
Jun.15  USA  Spacewalk on as ISS woes ease
Jun.10  USA  Shuttle speeds to space station
Jun.8  Florida  Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off
May.26  Texas  'Love triangle' pilot leaves Nasa
May.10  Washington  Nasa unveils Hubble's successor
May.7  Global  Star dies in brightest supernova
May.3  Southern California  Pioneer astronaut Schirra dies aged 84
May.2  USA  'Up to half' of Mars may have ice
Apr.24  Chile  New 'super-Earth' found in space
Apr.9  Global  Tourist's spacecraft reaches ISS
Mar.3   Global

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Feb.6   Florida

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Jan.22   Beijing
Jan.18   China
  U.S. official: The missile destroyed an orbiting satellite in a test that could undermine relations with the West
 In Beijing a Foreign Ministry spokesman said he was unaware of such a test. Britain, Japan, Australia joined the United States in voicing concern about the rising militarization of space

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Dec.27   Kazakhstan Space telescope to hunt planets Dec.9   Florida Shuttle lifts off in night launch APEC vows to salvage trade talks Oct.25   USA Spacecraft go to film Sun in 3D Oct.18   Washington US adopts tough new space policy Sep.17   Kazakhstan Lift off for woman space tourist Sep.9   Florida   Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off  The shuttle has blasted off from Kennedy Space Center to continue construction of the International Space Station Aug.24   Czech Republic Pluto loses status as a planet
  International Astronomical Union's (IAU) general assembly voted to strip Pluto of its status as a planet
 After years of wrangling, astronomers voted on a reclassification of the solar system. Pluto was demoted to the status of a 'dwarf planet' The dwarf planets also include Ceres, the largest asteroid, and UB 313, nicknamed Xena, that is larger than Pluto. The number in that category could quickly swell.
WTO global trade talks collapse Jul.17   Florida Discovery makes landing Jul.4   Florida   Discovery space shuttle blasted-off  Nasa: The shuttle's external fuel tank performed 'very well' during the launch Leftist trio seals Americas pact Apr.8   Kazakhstan Brazilian back on Earth from ISS Mar.31   Brazil Brazilian pioneer docks in space Mar.10   USA Mars orbiter reaches Red Planet Russia, Ukraine reach natural gas deal

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Dec.27   Kazakhstan Europe launches Galileo satellite WTO seals farms deal Oct.16   China Spacecraft returns to Earth Oct.11   China China launches rocket into space Sep.30   Kazakhstan 'Space tourist' blasts off to ISS Sep.19   USA Nasa plans return to Moon by 2020 EU, China hail textile deal Aug.9   Southern California   Discovery returns safely to Earth  The shuttle has touched down successfully at Edwards Air Force Base 54 minutes before dawn Aug.8  USA  Shuttle return held for 24 hours Jul.29  Global  Spacewalk to test shuttle repair Jul.26   Florida Shuttle returns to space  Discovery roared into the skies as NASA returned to manned space flight for the first time since the Columbia disaster Jul.3   USA Nasa probe strikes Comet Tempel 1  Scientists are celebrating after seeing a probe crash into comet Tempel, throwing up a huge plume of icy debris Jan.14   European Union Huygens moon probe lands on Titan  The space probe has touched down on the surface of one of Saturn's moons and is sending back signals

year 2004 Top ^

US forms quake relief coalition Dec.23  Kazakhstan  'Critical' food launched to space station Oct.15  Russia  New space crew docks with station Apr.18  Kazakhstan  3 astronauts launched aboard a Soyuz Jan.24  USA  Opportunity rover lands on Mars Jan.16  USA  Death knell for Hubble Space Telescope Jan.15  USA  Rover rolls on to Martian soil Jan.14   Washington   Bush unveils vision for moon and beyond  An ambitious plan is to return Americans to the moon by 2020 for future manned trips to Mars Jan.10  USA  Mars rover gets ready to roll Jan.6  USA  Mars probe returns colour images Jan.3   USA NASA rover lands safely on red planet
  A robotic explorer is sending a signal that it survived the risky descent through the Martian atmosphere and bouncing landing
Jan.2  USA  Stardust probe makes comet flyby

year 2003 Top ^

Dec.19  European Union  Beagle glides solo towards Mars Oct.15   China First Manned Space Flight Ends in Success  The space capsule carrying Yang Liwei touched made a 21-hour odyssey that took him around the world 14 times Oct.7  China  China eyes mid-October space date Sep.27  French Guiana  Europe's lunar adventure begins Aug.27  Washington  Nasa chief vows to make changes Aug.26   Washington Columbia report faults Nasa managers  The independent team concluded that long-standing flaws in the organisation were 'as much a cause' as technical faults May.4   Kazakhstan Soyuz lands off-target, crew safe  The rescue teams lost track of the craft in a remote area for a few hours Apr.25  Kazakhstan  Rocket Soyuz blasts off

year 2001 Top ^

Nov.23  Beijing  China plans moon landing Jun.21  Zambia  Total Solar Eclipse Apr.30   USA Tourist enters space station  American businessman Dennis Tito, 60, is floating on air over visit to space international station Mar.22   Oceania Mir destroyed in fiery descent  After 15 years in space, station re-entered the atmosphere and plunged into the South Pacific Mar.8  Florida  Discovery lifts off

year 2000 Top ^

Dec.11  Florida  Space shuttle lands