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Thomas Stafford, astronaut whose space handshake with a Soviet helped thaw the Cold War – obituary

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Thomas Stafford, right, shakes hands with Alexei Leonov in the port tunnel between Apollo and Soyuz on July 17, 1975 – AFP General Thomas Stafford, who has died aged 93, was not one of the 12 astronauts to walk on the moon, but in May 1969, as commander of Apollo 10, he played a crucial … Read more

NASA wants to conduct another one-year astronaut mission. But when will it happen?

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NASA wants to fly more year-long astronaut missions, but it’s unclear when the agency will be able to do so next. NASA’s Frank Rubio recently became the first American to spend more than 365 consecutive days in space, after his Russian Soyuz spacecraft suffered a leak, forcing him (and his two Russian crewmates) to end … Read more