Discovery delivers three new residents to space station
Space shuttle Discovery docked with the international space station above Australia, delivering American astronaut Frank Culbertson and two Russians for a four month stay while swapping out Yuri Usachev and his U.S. crew. The mission includes two spacewalks to install equipment and the crews will move thousands of pounds of supplies during an eight day visit.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
International Space Station
Australia
Space Station Alpha
Discovery
Frank Culbertson
Yuri Usachev
U.S
Culbertson
Space Station
Ond
Earth
Expedition 2
World record solo flight going well
Millionaire balloonist Steve Fossett pushes toward becoming the first solo circumnavigator. From 9 a.m. EDT Sunday he was about 115 miles from Easter Island, 20,000 feet up, drifting 58 mph and over 8,700 miles since Aug 4 launch in Australia.
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T. Louis
Steve Fossett
Easter Island
Fossett
South Pacific
Solo Spirit
Australia
Chile
Washington University
St. Louis
Joe Ritchie
Tahiti
Grand Canyon helicopter crash leaves six dead
LAS VEGAS AP The Grand Canyon crash near the western edge killed pilot Kevin Innocenti 27 and five New York tourists. One survivor Shawna Daskai of Brooklyn remained in critical condition after suffering burns covering about 80 percent of her body. Investigators have not determined a cause.
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Las Vegas
Grand Canyon
New York
Kevin Innocenti
Shawna Daskai
Brooklyn
Pat Morris
University Medical Center
Bellagio Hotel
Steven Golomb
Golomb
New York City
Noah Dear
New York Area
Grand Wash
Steve Johnson
Sheriff’s Department
Mohave County
Ariz
Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters
National Transportation Safety Board
Papillon
Colorado River
Space station crews to be warned of bad news at home
The article reports on how space station crews should be informed of distressing news back home. It cites Mir mission in 1995 with Vladimir Dezhurov and discussions by Frank Culbertson and Umberto Guidoni about communication ethics, emotional impact, and ensuring responsible delivery of hard information during long missions. It also notes related public notices and local bids in Virginia and West Virginia.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Dezhurov
Mission Control
Earth
International Space Station
Mir
Mikhail Turin
Frank Culbertson
NASA
Russian Space Agency
Soviet Union
Salyut 1
Candie
Culbertson
Umberto Guidoni
Guidoni
Luca
Curry
Walker
Robertson
Bluefield
Virginia
F.O.B. Bluefield
Todd Day
P.O
Community Action Agency
Regional Planning and Development Council
Melanie M. Stat
Csbg Admini
Office of Pink Opportunity
Wonarlaa Hpk
Gant Thied Phooe
Charleston
Annette M. Battaglino
Harold D. Brewster, Jr
Mercer County
West Virginia
First Century Bank, N.A
Bland Street
Third Street
Pears Street
Lot 13
Pearis Street
Annette Battaglino
John and
J.B
Betty Alley
Mercer County Clerk's Office
John
Gertrude Smith
John Battaglino
Cumberland Care Center, Inc
Princeton
HUD
Lso
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Ritchie
Pacific Ocean
Tim Cole
Che Bluefield
Meadview
Grand Canyon National Park
Canyon
Canyon Rim
Region One Planning and Development Council
Mercer Street
Daily Telegraph
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