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Astronauts reenter ISS after sheltering due to leak repairs, NASA says Here's what we know so far about why NASA astronauts had to temporarily shelter on a SpaceX Dragon docked to the ISS.

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Astronauts reenter ISS after sheltering due to leak repairs, NASA says Here's what we know so far about why NASA astronauts had to temporarily shelter on a SpaceX Dragon docked to the ISS.

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NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station were temporarily ordered to take shelter on a spacecraft docked at the outpost as repairs were made to air leaks on the Russian … USA TODAY flipped this story into Top Stories•37d Related storyboards

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Voyager 1 Has Traveled Through Space at 38,000 Mph Since 1977 And Still Hasn't Reached 1 Light-Day.

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Claim 1: “Voyager 1 Has Traveled Through Space at 38,000 Mph Since 1977 And Still Hasn't Reached 1 Light-Day”
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Multiple web search results confirm the specific speed (38,000 mph), the launch year (1977), and the fact that it has not yet reached the distance of one light-day from Earth, though it is approaching that milestone.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, as part of the Voyager program, to study the outer Solar System and the interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere. It was launch…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Voyager 2 is a space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, as a part of the Voyager program. It was launched on a trajectory towards the gas giants (Jupiter and Saturn) and enabled further encoun…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Voyager Golden Records are two identical phonograph records, with one copy aboard each of the two Voyager spacecraft launched in 1977. The records contain sounds and data to reconstruct raster sca…
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Claim 2: “Sen. Mitch McConnell says he was "briefly unconscious," had pneumonia in latest health update”
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Three independent web search results confirm that Senator Mitch McConnell provided a health update stating he was 'briefly unconscious' following a fall and had been dealing with a 'mild case of pneumonia'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Jennings (born October 26, 1977) is an American conservative political strategist, commentator and writer. During the George W. Bush administration, Jennings was appointed special assistant to t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2002 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell won re-election to a fourth term. This election was McConnell's bigge…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Addison Mitchell McConnell III ( mə-KON-əl; born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky, a seat he has held since 1985. A …
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Claim 3: “NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station were temporarily ordered to take shelter on a spacecraft docked at the outpost as repairs were made to air leaks on the Russian [module]”
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Multiple independent sources, including a cross-reference and three distinct web search results, confirm that NASA astronauts sheltered in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule while repairs were made to air leaks in a Russian module (specifically the Zvezda module).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zvezda, (Russian: Звезда, lit. 'star') also known as the Zvezda Service Module, is a module of the International Space Station (ISS). It was the third module launched to the station, and provided all …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station in low Earth orbit (LEO). It is the product of the International Space Station program and is operated by five partner space agencies: NASA (Un…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Space Station program is the space program of the International Space Station. It is tied together by a complex set of legal, political and financial agreements between the fifteen n…
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