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Space station leak traced

The leak which caused air pressure to drop on the International Space Station was caused by the malfunction of a valve that disposes of extra pressure, Russian space officials said today.

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Space station hit by debris

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Cosmonaut cancels space wedding plan

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Russia sends rocket despite disaster

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Russians could ferry crew to space station

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Pop star’s space dream fails to take off

'N Sync singer's space dream over, Russia says

’N Sync singer Lance Bass has been asked to leave Russia’s cosmonaut training programme and will not be the world’s third space tourist, a Russian space official said today.

Tue, 03 Sep, 2002

Rescuers pull three bodies from Baikonur cosmodrome

Rescuers today pulled three bodies from a huge hangar in Kazakhstan after the roof collapsed at Russia’s main space launch site.

Mon, 13 May, 2002

Workers trapped as roof collapses

The roof of a 260ft tall hangar at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan collapsed today, trapping eight workers under the debris, officials said.

Sun, 12 May, 2002

Russia takes out £140m Mir crash insurance

Russia has taken out £140m in insurance cover for possible damages when the Mir space station is dumped in the South Pacific this month.

Sun, 11 Mar, 2001