STATION NEWS

- Station Crew Will Try Orbit Boost Again

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Station_Crew_Will_Try_Orbit_Boost_Again.html

Houston TX (SPX) May 1, 2006 - Russian experts will try again this Thursday to
lift the International Space Station to a higher orbit to ease future rendezvous
maneuvers and reduce the risk of collisions with orbiting debris.

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SPACE TRAVEL

- Malaysian Space Cadets Depart For Russia

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Malaysian_Space_Cadets_Depart_For_Russia.html

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) May 1, 2006 - Malaysia's four budding astronauts have
departed for Russia where they will undergo a series of tests to select who will
blast off into space as the country's first astronaut. The four, who were chosen
in a nationwide competition, departed late Thursday for the Russian Space Agency
where they will go through their paces over the next two weeks.