Koichi Wakata

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  Portugal, Egypt And Abu Dhabi: Pictures of Earth Captured From ISS Go Viral

  Views of Earth are captured from the unique vantage point of the International Space Station as it orbited about 254 miles (409 km) above.

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  Talking Japanese Space Robot Returns to Earth

  A pint-sized Japanese robot that became the first android to converse with an astronaut in space has returned to Earth after 18 months in orbit, project organisers said today.

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  Three astronauts land back on Earth in Soyuz capsule

  Three astronauts, including a Russian and an American, touched down safely on Earth Wednesday aboard a Soyuz capsule.

• International Space Station gets Easter delivery of food, supplies

  A Space Exploration Technologies' cargo ship made an Easter Sunday delivery of food, science experiments and supplies to the crew living aboard the International Space Station.

• 'Cherry tree from space' mystery baffles Japan

  A cosmic mystery is uniting monks and scientists in Japan after a tree grown from a cherry stone that orbited the Earth for eight months bloomed years earlier than expected - and with very surprising flowers.

• Russian-US crew docks at ISS after two-day delay

  A Russian spacecraft with two Russians and a NASA astronaut aboard on Friday docked successfully at the International Space Station after a technical hitch caused an unprecedented two-day delay.

• US-Russian three-man space station crew lands safely

  A Soyuz capsule carrying a U.S.-Russian crew returning after spending nearly six months on the International Space Station landed safely on the steppes of Kazakhstan.

• First Japanese astronaut takes command of space station

  Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata assumed command of the International Space Station on Sunday, the first Japanese national to oversee a manned space mission.

• NASA astronauts step out on Christmas Eve spacewalk

  Two NASA astronauts stepped out Tuesday on a rare Christmas Eve spacewalk to complete repairs at the International Space Station.

• Spacesuit flaw postpones station repairs to December 24

  A new flaw has emerged with a US-made spacesuit, forcing NASA to delay until Christmas Eve the next outing to repair the International Space Station, the space agency said Saturday.

• Japan robot astronaut talks Santa in first chat with spaceman

  The world's first robot astronaut has begun chatting to the Japanese commander of the International Space Station, in what was being billed as the first conversation of its kind.