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Dubai, July 7 (EFE / EPA) .- The UAE's Nora al-Matrooshi became Wednesday the Arab woman chosen by astronaut Mohammed A Mulla among more than 4,000 candidates for a space mission with NASA. (Camera: ALI HAIDER)SHOT LIST: UAE'S NORA AL-MATROOSHI AND MOHAMMAD A MULLA DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE IN DUBAI, UAE.
A space capsule carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew of Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev, Dmitri Petelin and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, lands on the Earth's surface in Kazakhstan. IMAGES
A record-breaking US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts reach earth, with tensions between Moscow and the West soaring over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said. NASA's Mark Vande Hei is returning after setting a new record for the single longest spaceflight by a NASA astronaut, clocking 355 days aboard the International Space Station. IMAGES
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov hug their International Space Station crewmates before boarding a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to Earth. Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev closes the hatch of the capsule. NASA, earlier in March, said tensions linked to the war in Ukraine had no impact on ISS operations or the planned return of an American astronaut aboard a Russian capsule later this month. There have been fears that soaring tensions between the United States and Russia over Ukraine could leave the 55-year-old stranded on the outpost. There had been fears that soaring tensions between the United States and Russia over Ukraine could leave the 55-year-old Vande Hei stranded on the outpost. IMAGES
Star Trek actor William Shatner and his crewmates Chris Boshuizen, Audrey Powers, and Glen de Vries reach space aboard Blue Origin New Shepard rocket before landing back on earth. IMAGES
Madrid, Jul 23 (EFE) .- (Camera: Juan Yagüe) .- The Army of Spain will begin to distribute a new anti-fragment vest adapted to women's ergonomics from September, a pioneering model with high performance, much more comfortable, lightweight and comfortable, and offering greater protection.FOOTAGE OF THE VESTS AND EQUIPMENT IN MADRID.