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Daring space walk to fix space station leak
Two U.S. astronauts had just two days to plan a space walk to fix a leak on the International Space Station, but it could take a month to know whether it was successful. Don Dahler reports.

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Leaking Ammonia Forces Spacewalk at the Space Station | NASA ISS Science Video
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Successful Spacewalk Repairs Ammonia Leak On International Space Station
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After months living in space, two astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut will return home from the International Space Station tonight (May 13) and you can watch their landing live online.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, American astronaut Tom Marshburn and cosmonaut Roman Romanenko are preparing to leave the space station aboard a Russian-built Soyuz spacecraft for a planned landing at 10:31 p.m. EDT (0231 May 14 GMT) on the Central Asian steppes of Kazakhstan, where the local time will be early Tuesday morning.

You can watch the Soyuz landing webcast live on SPACE.com, courtesy of NASA. The webcast will begin at 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT) to show the Soyuz departing the space station. [See photos of the Expedition 35 mission]

The Soyuz landing will mark the end of the station's Expedition 35 mission, which Hadfield commanded, and comes just two days after an emergency spacewalk on Saturday (May 11) by Marshburn and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy to fix a serious ammonia coolant leak on the station. The leak was detected on Thursday (May 9), forcing Mission Control and the astronauts to come up with the impromptu spacewalk plans in record time.

"The real-time execution of that is what made me feel so good as a commander of this crew," Hadfield said Sunday (May 13) as he handed command over to Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov, who will lead the station's Expedition 36 mission.

Vinogradov will remain behind on the space station with Cassidy and fellow Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin. They will be joined by three new crewmembers in late May.

Hadfield, Marshburn and Romanenko are wrapping up a five-month mission to the space station that began in December. The launched as part of the station's Expedition 34 crew, with Hadfield taking command of the Expedition 35 mission midway through the flight.

Hadfield, Canada's first space station commander, shared his spaceflight with millions around the world by tapping into social media. He recorded songs and videos about life in space, shared photos via Twitter and Facebook and even had a close digital encounter with the captain of the Starship Enterprise Canadian actor William Shatner, Captain Kirk on TV's 'Star Trek' during his time on the station.

But, Hadfield said, this weekend's unprecedented spacewalk repair of the station's cooling system was the pinnacle of the mission.

"For me this was just a personification of what the international space station is, and what the people mean to it," Hadfield said. "This is a human research vessel. We've shared it with millions of people around the world, and we've done our absolute best to accomplish the work on board. "

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Space Station Crew Returns to Earth Tonight: How to Watch it Live

After five months in space, an astronaut is saying his goodbye to the International Space Station with a classic performance of one of David Bowie's cosmic classics: "Space Oddity."

In new music video from space unveiled Sunday (May 12), Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield sings David Bowie's "Space Oddity" in a visually striking performance recorded in anticipation of Hadfield's return to Earth today.

The first Canadian commander of the orbiting outpost is seen floating through the station modules singing, playing guitar and staring back at Earth throughout the video. The five minute long farewell also features views of the outside of the space station and a time-lapse shot of the Earth as seen from orbit. [Chris Hadfield's Video Guide for Life in Space]

The astronaut's version of the 1969 hit stays true to the original song in many ways, but Hadfield does take some liberties with the lyrics. While Bowie's "Space Oddity" is about a space mission gone awry, Hadfield's version is specifically tailored to his time on the station.

"Lock your Soyuz hatch and put your helmet on," Hadfield sings of the Russian rocket that is scheduled to bring the astronauts down from the orbiting laboratory. "Ground Control to Major Tom: Commencing countdown engines on. Detach from station and may God's love be with you."

This is not the first song that Hadfield has sent back from orbit. In December, at the beginning of his life in space, Hadfield unveiled "Jewel in the Night" a holiday-themed tune that became the first original song recorded on the station.

Hadfield has also sent back videos explaining everything from how astronauts make a sandwich to how they cut their nails in microgravity. He was also very active on Twitter, posting photos and information about his unique vantage point above the planet daily.

Hadfield, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn and Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko are getting ready to board their Soyuz capsule for a planned landing on the Central Asian steppes of Kazakhstan at 10:31 p.m. EDT (0231 May 14 GMT) today. The astronauts will undock from the station at 7:08 p.m. EDT (2308 GMT).

You can watch the Soyuz landing live on SPACE.com via NASA TV.

The departure of the three Expedition 35 spaceflyers will leave three crewmembers on the station until a new crew of three is launched to the station at the end of the month.

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Astronaut Covers 'Space Oddity' on Space Station (Video)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) In a high-flying, perfectly pitched first, an astronaut on the International Space Station is bowing out of orbit with a musical video: his own custom version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity."

It's believed to be the first music video made in space, according to NASA.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield's personalized rendition of "Space Oddity" was posted on YouTube on Sunday, one day before his departure from the orbiting lab. He's wrapping up a five-month mission that began last December.

His return aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule, along with American Thomas Marshburn and Russian Roman Romanenko, was set for late Monday in Kazakhstan.

Hadfield, 53, a longtime guitarist who played in an astronaut rock 'n' roll band, recorded the video throughout the space station. He had some down-to-Earth help from a Canadian music team.

"With deference to the genius of David Bowie, here's Space Oddity, recorded on Station. A last glimpse of the World," Hadfield said via Twitter.

The spaceman altered some of the lyrics of Bowie's 1969 version, singing "Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing left to do." The Bowie version goes "... and there's nothing I can do." And instead of "Take your protein pills and put your helmet on," it became, "Lock your Soyuz hatch and put your helmet on."

Planet Earth provided a stunning backdrop for many of the scenes.

"It's just been an extremely fulfilling and amazing experience end to end," Hadfield told Mission Control on Monday. "We're, of course, focusing very much on flying the Soyuz home now and looking forward to seeing everybody face to face. But from this Canadian to all the rest of them, I offer an enormous debt of thanks." He was referring to all those in the Canadian Space Agency who helped make his flight possible.

Hadfield, an engineer and former test pilot from Milton, Ontario, was Canada's first professional astronaut to live aboard the space station and became the first Canadian in charge of a spacecraft. He relinquished command of the space station on Sunday.

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