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2008-10-14 11:59:00

MOSCOW (AFP) - A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying US millionaire video game guru Richard Garriott has docked with the International Space Station (ISS), a spokeswoman for ground control told AFP on Tuesday. "The Soyuz capsule docked automatically at 12:26 M

2008-10-14 11:37:00

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying U.S. video game developer Richard Garriott docked with the International Space Station on Tuesday. When the hatches are opened, Garriott, the son of U.S. astronaut Owen Garriott, will be welcomed onto

2008-10-13 18:08:00

BEIJING (AFP) - Scientists in China have mapped the genome of the giant panda, which could yield a better understanding of why the endangered animals are so famously sex-shy, state media said on Monday. "We hope the genome map could help genetically expla

2008-10-13 13:54:00

GENEVA (AFP) - Key nuclear international institutions on Monday signed a deal to step up their collaboration, marking a step forward in the development of a multibillion dollar experimental nuclear fusion project. The accord was signed in Geneva by Intern

2008-10-13 13:02:33

Scientists have found a genetic link which may explain why men inherit hair loss from their fathers. According to researchers, men who inherit two particular gene variants are seven times more likely to develop male pattern baldness.The only genetic assoc

2008-10-12 16:46:00

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AFP) - American millionaire Richard Garriott followed in his astronaut father's footsteps Sunday, blasting off aboard a Russian rocket to become the world's sixth space tourist. Sealed inside the Soyuz TMA-13 capsule together with a

2008-10-12 15:46:00

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AFP) - American millionaire Richard Garriott followed in his astronaut father's footsteps Sunday, blasting off aboard a Russian rocket to become the world's sixth space tourist. Sealed inside the Soyuz TMA-13 capsule together with a

2008-10-12 12:54:11

US video game millionaire Richard Garriott has blasted off into space aboard a Russian rocket. The Russian Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft lifted off in clear weather from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Kazakh steppes.Mr Garriott paid more than ?20 million to fly

2008-10-12 10:53:00

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - U.S. video game magnate Richard Garriott blasted off into space aboard a Russian rocket on Sunday watched by his father, a NASA astronaut who went into space at the height of the Cold War. The Russian Soyuz TMA-13 spacecra

2008-10-12 09:51:00

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AFP) - American millionaire video game guru Richard Garriott followed in his astronaut father's footsteps Sunday, blasting off aboard a Russian rocket to become the world's sixth space tourist. Sealed inside the Soyuz TMA-13 capsule