Read more Soyuz stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/29582/soyuz.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:36:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70605/1st-clown-in-space-blasts-off.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCanadian billionaire Guy LaLiberte became the 7th paying tourist—and the first clown—in space when he blasted off early today to the International Space Station on a Soyuz spacecraft. LaLiberte, founder of Cirque de Soliel, says he plans to crack jokes and tickle the other astronauts' feet as well...http://www.newser.com/story/70605/1st-clown-in-space-blasts-off.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 2:37:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54804/mystery-east-coast-fireball-was-a-russian-rocket.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe fireball that lit up parts of the East Coast Sunday night was almost certainly the exploding remains of a Russian rocket, a US Naval Observatory official tells Space.com. The second stage of the Soyuz rocket was slated to enter the atmosphere at the time and place the fireball...http://www.newser.com/story/54804/mystery-east-coast-fireball-was-a-russian-rocket.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 31 Mar 2009 2:47:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54649/first-repeat-space-tourist-arrives-at-iss.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Russian spacecraft carrying a cosmonaut, an astronaut, and the first two-time space tourist has docked with the International Space Station, the CBC reports. The Soyuz capsule will soon offload the two crew members and US billionaire Charles Simonyi. Simonyi will return to Earth in the same capsule on April...http://www.newser.com/story/54649/first-repeat-space-tourist-arrives-at-iss.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 28 Mar 2009 12:43:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53158/hail-of-debris-forces-space-station-evacuation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFearing a strike by orbiting space junk, the three astronauts on the International Space Station evacuated to an attached capsule this morning, the Houston Chronicle reports. Though the chance of impact was slight, the debris—a 4-inch piece of an old rocket—could have caused major damage to the station....http://www.newser.com/story/53158/hail-of-debris-forces-space-station-evacuation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Mar 2009 12:20:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32149/its-in-thank-god-astronauts-finish-risky-chore.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo Russian astronauts successfully removed an apparently defective bolt from their Soyuz spacecraft during a risky spacewalk today, the Houston Chronicle reports. The bolt itself packed the punch of an explosive firecracker, so the astronauts had to disconnect it, then stuff it into a steel case. "It's in, thank God,...http://www.newser.com/story/32149/its-in-thank-god-astronauts-finish-risky-chore.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Jul 2008 17:17:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29244/now-they-can-boldly-go.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Russian astronaut worked like a space janitor for two hours to finally fix a toilet aboard the International Space Station yesterday, the BBC reports. The space shuttle Discovery delivered a new pump for the broken toilet, which has dominated NASA press conferences. "It's something perhaps everyday people can relate...http://www.newser.com/story/29244/now-they-can-boldly-go.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Jun 2008 3:47:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27954/space-shuttle-discovery-makes-a-date.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe investigation into last month's scary landing by a Russian Soyuz spacecraft is still going on, but another Soyuz at the International Space Station is off the hook, so NASA has cleared the Discovery shuttle for launch on May 31, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The shuttle is expected to attach...http://www.newser.com/story/27954/space-shuttle-discovery-makes-a-date.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 May 2008 11:51:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25031/astronauts-ok-after-rough-landing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThree space travelers returning from the International Space Station are OK after a rough landing hundreds of miles off course in Kazakhstan this morning, Space.com reports. The Soyuz space capsule carrying US astronaut Peggy Whitson, a Russian cosmonaut, and South Korea's first astronaut veered nearly 300 miles off target...http://www.newser.com/story/25031/astronauts-ok-after-rough-landing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Apr 2008 9:24:56 CDT