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Astronauts from Turkey, Sweden and Italy launch to space station on latest chartered flight

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[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Turkey’s first astronaut along with a Swede and Italian launched Thursday to the International Space Station on a chartered SpaceX flight. The Falcon rocket blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in late afternoon, carrying the three men, all with military pilot experience and representing their homelands. Their escort on … Read more

Indonesia’s Mount Marapi erupts again, leading to evacuations but no reported casualties

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[ad_1] AGAM, Indonesia — Indonesia’s Mount Marapi erupted again on Sunday, spewing smoke and ash high into the air, but no casualties were reported. The Marapi Volcano Observation Post in West Sumatra province recorded an eruption with an ash column about 1,300 meters (4,265 feet) high from its peak, followed by ash rain. Sprays of … Read more