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'Smell of space' strong, metallic and unique, say NASA astronauts
NASA astronauts aboard the US space shuttle Discovery have said that the smell of space, which is regarded as the final frontier, is strong, metallic and unique.

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Astronauts from the US space shuttle Discovery have made their third and final spacewalk, installing equipment on the International Space Station.
However, Nasa officials said one job had to be left undone after cables failed to connect.

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Discovery astronauts began a third and final spacewalk today, a planned six-and-a-half-hour excursion.

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Spacewalkers install bulky coolant tank
The bulky coolant tank weighed as much as a small car on the ground and was as large as two refrigerators.
At 1,700 pounds, it was the most massive object manhandled by astronauts working on the International Space Station -- a "beast," in the words of shuttle Discovery astronaut Danny Olivas.

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NASA eyes junk drifting toward space station
A piece of space junk was drifting toward the shuttle-station complex and its 13 astronauts Wednesday, though NASA officials said the threat would not delay an upcoming spacewalk.

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First Spacewalk of STS-128 Mission Complete
The first of three STS-128 spacewalks concluded Wednesday at 12:24 a.m. EDT. It lasted 6 hours, 35 minutes. The spacewalkers, Danny Olivas and Nicole Stott, completed all of their major objectives.

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ARISS contact planned with school in Seeheim, Germany
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Community School Bergstrasse in Seeheim, Germany on Friday 4th September 2009. The contact is scheduled at 20:10 UTC, which is 22:10 CEST.

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Two ESA astronauts meet on International Space Station
Space Shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station earlier today. Shortly afterwards, Shuttle crewmember Christer Fuglesang was welcomed on board the Station by his fellow ESA astronaut and member of the Expedition 20 crew, Frank De Winne.
Some 45 hours after liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, Discovery arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) at 02:54 CEST. Following leak checks, the hatches between the two spacecraft were opened at 03:33 CEST and the two crews greeted each other, starting nine days of joint operations.

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Water on Earth and in space - the ESA/UNICEF water quiz
To mark ESA astronaut Frank De Winne's six-month OasISS mission to the International Space Station, and triggered by his role as goodwill ambassador for UNICEF Belgium, ESA's Human Spaceflight Education Team has teamed up with UNICEF to launch an online quiz for 12-14 year old European children.

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