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NASA's lunar vehicle to get Washington state test— Central Washington might not seem like a lunar landscape to some people, but NASA sees enough similarities with the moon that it's testing a prototype of a lunar vehicle there this summer. READ STORY Russia may end 'space tourist' flights by 2010—Russia said today that it may stop selling seats on its spacecraft to "tourists" starting in 2010 because of the planned expansion of the international space station's crew. READ STORY Soyuz carrying replacements docks with station— The crew of the international space station greeted replacements on Thursday — a pair of Russian cosmonauts accompanied by South Korea's first space explorer. Newcomers Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko docked their Soyuz capsule with the outpost as the two spacecraft sailed 212 miles above northern Kazakhstan.READ STORY Russian craft brings new crewmen to space station—A Russian Soyuz capsule successfully docked with the international space station early today, delivering a replacement crew of two cosmonauts and the first South Korean space traveler. READ STORY • Yuri's Night to mark first manned spaceflight • South Korea's first astronaut heads to space station • First 'Jr.' space traveler in crew en route to space station • Russian follows father into space • Automated space freighter docks with space station • NASA studies shock absorbers to fix moon rocket • New European cargo ship docks at space station • GAO: Shuttle's replacement may never work as planned • NASA: Shuttle's end may cost 2,300 jobs in Houston • No admission fee to check out celestial 'animals' • Automated space freighter passes rehearsal for docking • NASA's next shuttle launch delayed until May 31 • Unpiloted freighter passes test to dock with space station • Astronomers focus on dying star for preview of our fate • Hundreds greet shuttle crew at Ellington Field • Japanese aim to drop paper airplane from space MORE

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The growing space station — View an interactive illustration of the expansion of the international space station. Follow the construction of the ISS before this mission's installation of the Harmony module installation, and see its planned growth. DETAILS