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2012 International Space Station Highlights
12.21.12 - This past year has been a busy one for the International Space Station.
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Expedition 34 Update, Dec. 20, 2012
12.20.12 - Three new Expedition 34 crew members are on their way to join their crewmates aboard the station with a docking set for Friday.
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Canadian Experiment to Track Space Radiation Risks
12.20.12 - Space can be a potentially hazardous environment to live and work in, especially when it comes to radiation.
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Expedition 34 Update, Dec. 19, 2012
12.19.12 - Three new Expedition 34 crew members launch in Kazakhstan. Station crew members transfer cargo, conduct science and watch the launch.
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Expedition 34 Update, Dec. 18, 2012
12.18.12 - Three new Expedition 34 flight engineers are ready for a 7:12 a.m. EST launch on Wednesday to join their crew mates aboard the station.
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Expedition 34 Update, Dec. 17, 2012
12.17.12 - Final launch preps are under way in Kazakhstan as three Expedition 34 flight engineers get ready for their launch to round out the station crew.
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Expedition 34 Update, Dec. 14, 2012
12.14.12 - Expedition 34 wraps up its workweek in space, while three upcoming crew members check out the Soyuz that will rocket them to the station next week.
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Expedition 34 Update, Dec. 13, 2012
12.13.12 - The Expedition 34 crew refurbished experiment hardware aboard the space station, while three additional crew members prepared for Dec. 19 launch.
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Expedition 34 Update, Dec. 12, 2012
12.12.12 - Expedition 34 works with robotics aboard the International Space Station, while preparations continue for the launch of three new crew members.
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Expedition 34 Update, Dec. 11, 2012
12.11.12 - The station’s Expedition 34 crew focused on experiments and maintenance Tuesday, while three additional crew members prep for their Dec. 19 launch.
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CubeSats in Orbit After Space Station Deployment
12.10.12 - Typically satellites launch from Earth, requiring dedicated launch vehicles. JAXA found a way to cut costs by designing a small satellite launcher.
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Expedition 34 Update, Dec. 10, 2012
12.10.12 - The Expedition 34 crew kicked off the workweek Monday with robotics and science, while awaiting the launch of three additional crew members.
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Expedition 34 Update, Dec. 7, 2012
12.07.12 - The Expedition 34 trio on the ground checked their suits and Soyuz. The orbiting crew worked with medical operations, science and maintenance.
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Expedition 34 Update, Dec. 6, 2012
12.06.12 - A new Expedition 34 trio arrived Thursday in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, to begin final pre-launch training.
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International Space Station Salutes the Sun
12.07.12 - This weekend the International Space Station will turn itself to position the European Space Agency's SOLAR instrument for a better view of the sun.
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Saying "Godspeed" to a Spidernaut
12.06.12 - Nefertiti didn't spin a web like Charlotte; her kind never could. But the red-back jumping spider earned a classy nickname, Spidernaut.
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Student Scientists Seek and Share Results
12.05.12 - Students these days have a new way to summarize and share topics not only with their class, but with the entire education and scientific community.
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Veteran Crew to Make Year-Long Station Flight
12.05.12 - NASA and the Russian Federal Space Agency have named veteran spacefarers Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko for a one-year mission aboard the station in 2015.
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Expedition 34 Update, Dec. 5, 2012
12.05.12 - New year-long station residents Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko were introduced to the public Wednesday and congratulated by Expedition 34.
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Expedition 34 Update, Dec. 4, 2012
12.04.12 - Expedition 34 will congratulate new year-long station residents Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko during a Wedneday press briefing.
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