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Expedition 23 Launches
Early this morning, Soyuz TMA-18 launched from Baikonur. Onboard is the Expedition 23 crew: astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko. Expeditions 23 and 24 were my last crews as an MCG Instructor.… more »
Download your 2010 ISS Calendar
NASA has made available a PDF file of the 2010 ISS Calendar for educators (and fans) to download and print out. It's not pretty - it looks like an engineer designed it, but it might have some information that is of interest. Click here to download it. more »
Max's blog
Cosmonaut Maxim Suraev has been documenting his experiences on the ISS in the form of a blog. The blog, in its original Russian can be read here or as English translations at RussiaToday’s website, here.
Max has a great sense of humor and was f… more »
NASA launches new education initiative with Buzz Lightyear
From NASA press release: 09-229
NASA and Disney Parks, which collaborated to carry toy space ranger Buzz Lightyear into orbit, are launching new efforts to encourage students to pursue studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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