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Clown Returns From Space Followed By A Martian Dwarf Troupe
12:12AM Jesus Diaz | I hate clowns. Clowns rich enough to buy a ticket to ride to the International Space Station? I loathe them with a vengeance. Well, the only clown in space—Guy Laliberte—hard landed on Earth at 8.31am today, Moscow time. More »
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“First Clown In Space” May Also Become First Space Murder Victim
8:30AM Sean Fallon | Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte is set to be the “first clown in space” when he blasts off for the ISS later this month. He also has some surprises planned for the crew that just might get him killed. More »
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Buzz Lightyear Back From 468 Days In Spaaace
3:20AM Danny Allen | How did I miss this? The Toy Story action figure returned on the space shuttle Discovery last Friday, after first launching aboard STS-124 on 31 May 2008. Here’s a video of his time on the International space station. More »
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The World Trade Center Terrorist Attack From Space
12:50AM Jesus Diaz | NASA has released this terrible image of the terrorist attack on the World Trade centre, as captured by Frank Culbertson—the commander of the International Space Station at the time. His words that day: More »
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This Is How Total Destruction On Earth Looks From Space
1:20AM Jesus Diaz | Back in June, astronauts onboard the International Space Station took a few spectacular photos of the Sarychev Peak volcano as it exploded in a 8-kilometre high plume of ash and gas. Now they have released an even more spectacular video. More »
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Perhaps The Most Impressive Computer Rig On, Outside The Planet
5:00PM Jesus Diaz | We have seen veehee cool personal computer rigs. Seriously, really fraking amazing personal computer rigs. And then we saw a lot more of them. But this one beats them all. Because it kicks arse in space. See them in video: More »
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Mission Complete: Colbert Treadmill Successfully Installed
12:00AM Jesus Diaz | The 2009 space odyssey is over. After endless troubles, the epic adventure that started in March has come to a happy ending: The Stephen Colbert treadmill has been installed in the International Space Station. Here you have the video proof.
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Space Fence To Defend Astronauts, Satellites Against Orbital Debris
8:20AM Jesus Diaz | The International Space Station and the space shuttle Discovery almost had to dodge some deadly space debris yesterday. Again. NASA is not installing any lasers soon, but the US Air Force is moving forward on their own object defence plan. More »
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Everyday Gadgets Inspired By Otherworldly NASA Inventions
2:00AM Jack Loftus | What do a Black & Decker cordless drill, smoke detectors and even Speedo’s controversial record-breaking LZR swimsuit have in common? Here’s a hint: Look up. More »
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