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First Private Cargo Ship Launch to ISS Aborted

14:31 19/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti)

A U.S. firm aborted on Saturday the lift-off of the first commercial cargo ship to the International Space Station (ISS) after an engine cut-off, NASA said.

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10:04 17/05/2012
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Space Station Cosmonauts to Make 3D Photo Report
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Russian Progress M-14M Splashes Down in Pacific
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Russia's Progress M-14M cargo spacecraft has been sent on its final journey to the waters of the Pacific Ocean, Mission Control said on Saturday.1
Russian space programs
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Russia to Send Manned Mission to Moon by 2030
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Russia is planning to send a manned mission to the moon by 2030, Russian space agency Roscosmos said on its website on Friday.4
Space Station Crew Lands Safely in Kazakhstan
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International Space Station
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