SOUTH AFRICAN space tourist Mark Shuttleworth complained of gravity-loss related backache on Sunday but said being at the International Space Station (ISS) meant getting to see 15 extra sunsets a day.
CONTACT was made on Saturday between outer space and the Free State city of Bloemfontein when President Thabo Mbeki spoke to Africa’s first astronaut Mark Shuttleworth, aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
SOUTH AFRICAN space tourist Mark Shuttleworth arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, Russian mission control said.
THE Russian Soyuz shuttle taking South African Mark Shuttleworth to the International Space Station (ISS) reached orbit successfully on Thursday, Russian space flight control said.
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Mark Shuttleworth enthusiasts should be able to see the South African space tourist’s intended destination – the International Space Station (ISS) – with the naked eye, the SA Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town said on Friday.
Baghdad | Sunday THOUSANDS of Iraqis took to the streets of the northern Iraqi town of Takrit on Sunday to celebrate the 65th birthday of President Saddam Hussein. But it was General Ali Hassan al-Magid, member of the Revolutionary Command Council, and not Saddam who took centre stage in Takrit, 170 kilometres north of Baghdad. […]
Jerusalem | Sunday ISRAEL was deciding on Sunday whether to accept a UN fact-finding mission into the carnage at the Jenin refugee camp but signalled it was not ready to give the team carte blanche to interview whomever it wants. The issue was at the top of the agenda of the weekly cabinet meeting with […]
Hebron | Monday THE Israeli army early on Monday seized the city of Hebron, killing eight Palestinians as it pressed a West Bank sweep for militants hours after a dramatic deal to free Yasser Arafat from a month-long siege. Twenty Palestinians were wounded as Israeli troops backed by tanks and helicopter gunships rolled into the […]
Harare | Saturday ZIMBABWE’S 79-year-old vice-president Simon Muzenda has become the latest beneficiary of the redistribution of white-owned land and equipment, according to farm union officials. The Commercial Farmers’ Union claimed in its latest bulletin issued on Friday that Muzenda had led a delegation of officials to Chris Nel’s Chindito farm in the Gutu district […]