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Space Adventures Inks New Space Tourism Deal with Russian Space Agency
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ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY |Space Adventures and the Russian Space Agency have come to an agreement for the construction of new Soyuz space craft to enable a resumption of space tourism flights to the International Space Station.
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One of two cooling pumps has failed on the International Space Station, Josh Byerly, a NASA spokesman, has told CNN's John Zarrella.
NASA is troubleshooting the problem, and the station's crew is not in danger, Byerly said.
Six people are aboard the space station. Ref. CNN
Space station science under microscope
After the White House decided recently to prolong the life of the International Space Station until 2024, the nation's top science official declared that the four-year extension would help Nasa get a big return on its US$100 billion (NZ$120b) investment. Ref. Source 8