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2008-06-01 19:24:00

KATHMANDU (AFP) - A third of the 30 endangered one-horned rhinos living in a sanctuary in western Nepal have died in less than a year, most of them slain by poachers, an official said Sunday. "Ten rhinos died in the past 10 months, out of which seven were

2008-06-01 19:08:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Discovery closed in on the International Space Station on Sunday to deliver a Japanese research laboratory, a new crew member and a repair kit for the outpost's faulty toilet. The spaceship was scheduled t

2008-06-01 18:43:00

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Japan's Kibo module, the main component of which is being carried to the International Space Station by NASA's Discovery shuttle, marks a major expansion of the station's research capacity. When completed, the 2.8-billion-dollar science

2008-06-01 16:29:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States (AFP) - The US shuttle Discovery carrying a Japanese research laboratory and key parts to fix a broken toilet raced toward the International Space Station Sunday after a successful launch from Florida. With the massive pressu

2008-06-01 13:46:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AFP) - The US shuttle Discovery carrying a Japanese research laboratory raced toward the International Space Station Sunday after a successful launch from Florida. "A huge day for the space station partnership, for the Japanese sp

2008-06-01 09:45:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AFP) - The US shuttle Discovery carrying a Japanese research laboratory raced toward the International Space Station Sunday after a successful launch from Florida. "A huge day for the space station partnership, for the Japanese sp

2008-06-01 05:31:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AFP) - The shuttle Discovery successfully launched into orbit Saturday carrying seven astronauts and the key unit of the Japanese Kibo research module to the International Space Station. "A huge day for the space station partnersh

2008-06-01 02:39:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Discovery blasted off a seaside launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday to deliver Japan's huge new research laboratory to the International Space Station. The start of NASA's 123rd s

2008-06-01 02:12:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AFP) - The shuttle Discovery successfully launched into orbit Saturday carrying seven astronauts and the key unit of the Japanese Kibo research module to the International Space Station. While the otherwise picture-perfect launch

2008-06-01 00:00:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AFP) - The shuttle Discovery successfully launched into orbit Saturday carrying seven astronauts and the key unit of the Japanese Kibo research module to the International Space Station. While the otherwise picture-perfect launch