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U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Astronauts fix up after last spacewalk

Endeavour's astronauts moved gear into the International Space Station and fixed a carbon dioxide scrubber, NASA said Saturday.

Odd News // 1 decade ago

Space station becomes polling place

Americans can vote from all over the world, but for two registered U.S. voters who happen to work for NASA, it's more like an out of this world.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Astronaut vs. Earthlings chess game begins

A unique chess match began Monday with an astronaut challenging Earthlings.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Shuttle Discovery lands safely in Florida

Space shuttle Discovery had a smooth landing Saturday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, concluding an assembly mission to the International Space Station.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Discovery undocks from the space station

U.S. space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station Wednesday at 7:42 a.m. EDT, ending a nearly nine-day visit to the orbital outpost.

Odd News // 1 decade ago

Famed Montreal bagels reach new heights

A Montreal bagel-maker is crowing about having the city's first bagels in space by request of Canadian-born astronaut Greg Chamitoff.

Science News // 1 decade ago

NASA approves May 31 space shuttle launch

National Aeronautics and Space Administration officials have selected May 31 as the launch date for space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission.

Gregory Errol Chamitoff is an engineer and NASA astronaut. He was assigned to Expedition 17 and flew to the International Space Station on STS-124, launching 31 May 2008. He was in space 183 days, joining Expedition 18 after Expedition 17 left the station, and returned to Earth 30 November 2008 on STS-126. Chamitoff is currently a mission specialist on the STS-134 mission.

Chamitoff was born 6 August 1962 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to a Jewish family of Russian origin and is married to Alison Chantal Caviness, M.D.,M.P.H.,Ph.D. They have two children, Natasha and Dimitri. His mother Shari Chamitoff and brother Ken Chamitoff live in southern California. His father was the late Ashley "Al" Chamitoff. His wife's parents are Madeline Caviness, Ph.D., and Verne Caviness, M.D., Ph.D.

Chamitoff's recreational interests include scuba diving, backpacking, flying, skiing, racquetball, Aikido, juggling, magic and guitar. He is a certified divemaster and instrument rated pilot. Chamitoff also enjoys chess and has played games with people on earth while living in the ISS.

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