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What's in the sky: July
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What's in the sky: July

  • Jim White
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This month I’m not going to talk about what’s in the sky, rather about a bit of history. 50 years ago, on the July 20, Apollo 11 landed on the…

Astronauts flee US side of space station but no sign of leak
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Astronauts flee US side of space station but no sign of leak

  • MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — In a rare scare, astronauts fled the American side of the International Space Station on Wednesday after an alarm indicated a possible toxic leak. NASA later said there was no leak of ammonia coolant and a computer problem likely set off the false alarm.

Spacewalking astronauts hunt for big station leak
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Spacewalking astronauts hunt for big station leak

  • MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two astronauts took a hastily planned spacewalk Saturday to find and, possibly, fix a serious leak at the International Space Station, but they discovered “no smoking guns” as they worked to replace a suspect pump.