cosmonauts

Thursday, November 19, 2009
Gadgets

Russian Cosmonaut Gets Anti-Matter Ray Gun Onboard ISS

10:20AM Jesus Diaz | This is cosmonaut Maksim Surayev. And what he’s holding is the latest Russian anti-matter ray gun smuggled onboard the International Space Station. Or maybe it was a microphone to eavesdrop the American astronauts. Or an old pump. I forgot. More »
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Science

Richard Garriott Arrives at ISS, Reportedly Ready to Fix the Toilet

6:59PM John Herrman | The Soyuz TMA-13, carrying computer game rich guy, son of an astronaut, and current space tourist Richard Garriott has successfully docked with the International Space Station as of 8:26 GMT (3:26 EST). The three-man crew just finished floating around in orbit for a few days, and are now commencing their scheduled missions. For the two astronauts, that means spending six months building new life support equipment for future crews; for Garriott, that means ten days of floating around, giggling and getting sick on piles of freeze-dried Neapolitan ice cream. More »
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