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Fuglesang returns safely to Earth

Science & Technology: 12 Sep 09
The space shuttle Discovery, carrying Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang, landed on schedule at Edwards Air Force base in California after a 14 day trip to the International Space Station. READ »

NASA censors Swedish pupil's naked astronaut query

National: 7 Sep 09
On Sunday night, students from a Stockholm school had the chance to interview Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang. But NASA found at least one of the questions a bit too risqué. READ »

Fuglesang completes third spacewalk of shuttle mission

Science & Technology: 6 Sep 09
Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang on Saturday completed the third and final spacewalk of his mission from the US space shuttle Discovery, allowing him to reach a unique space milestone. READ »

Fuglesang completes spacewalk

Science & Technology: 4 Sep 09
Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang and a US colleague have completed a spacewalk to conduct maintenance at the International Space Station. READ »

Fuglesang arrives at space station

Science & Technology: 31 Aug 09
Space shuttle Discovery, with Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang on board, docked successfully with the International Space Station in the early hours of Monday morning. READ »

‘Weightlessness is as fun as it was the first time’: Fuglesang

National: 30 Aug 09
The Discovery space shuttle’s seven-person crew, including Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang, has started their second day on the job, following the successful blast off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. READ »

Fuglesang lifts off

National: 29 Aug 09
After three previous attempts this week, the Discovery space shuttle has finally blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida with Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang and six Americans on board. READ »

Fuglesang space adventure delayed again

Science & Technology: 26 Aug 09
Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang's second trip to space has been delayed for the second time due to a faulty valve on the US shuttle Discovery. READ »

Fuglesang heads for second space adventure

Science & Technology: 14 Aug 09
Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang has begun preparations in Houston for his second trip into space. READ »

Winter city guides for parents and kids: Gothenburg

Lifestyle: 18 Nov 08
Sweden's second city has plenty of options for families with children this winter, as Jennifer Heape finds out. READ »

Travelling teddy bear competition

Lifestyle: 15 Sep 08
Sweden-based Englishman Michael Taylor talks to The Local about an educational website that has turned teddy bears into seasoned globe-trotters. Readers are also given the opportunity to win their very own fully documented bear and chart his worldly wanderings. READ »

Swede set for second space adventure

Science & Technology: 17 Jul 08
Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang will make another trip into space next year, reports the Dagens Nyheter newspaper. READ »

Sami herders in space rocket near miss

National: 19 Apr 08
Two Sami reindeer herders were narrowly missed by a falling space rocket launched from the Esrange space station in the beginning of April. READ »

Astronauts in Sweden to speak about space

Science & Technology: 10 Apr 07
Sweden's first-ever astronaut, Christer Fuglesang, has been visiting his homeland with crewmates from the space shuttle Discovery. READ »

Swedish astronaut back in Stockholm

Science & Technology: 25 Jan 07
Christer Fuglesang, Sweden's first astronaut, is given a hero's welcome as he arrives in Stockholm for his first visit since his trip to the International Space Station in December. READ »

Sweden plans hero's welcome for Fuglesang

Science & Technology: 23 Dec 06
'Space minister' Maud Olofsson wants Christer Fuglesang to know that Sweden is proud of his achievement. And the man himself was in fine spirits when he met journalists on Saturday, following his twelve day trip into space. READ »

Swedish astronaut leaves ISS

Science & Technology: 20 Dec 06
Christer Fuglesang, Sweden's first astronaut, is coming to the end of his space adventure. He left the International Space Station on the space shuttle Discovery just after 11pm on Tuesday. READ »

Swedish astronaut completes final mission

National: 19 Dec 06
On his third and final spacewalk, Christer Fuglesang joined Robert Curbeam in making some final adjustments to the International Space Station. The space shuttle Discovery will depart from the station late on Tuesday evening. READ »

Nasa orders third spacewalk for Fuglesang

Science & Technology: 17 Dec 06
Christer Fuglesang will be home in time for Christmas Eve celebrations - but not before he makes an unscheduled spacewalk. On Monday Fuglesang and colleague Robert Curbeam will venture out to shake loose a set of solar panels. READ »

Fuglesang fixes power system and marvels at Northern Lights

Science & Technology: 15 Dec 06
Christer Fuglesang's second spacewalk ended in success yesterday. The Swedish astronaut upgraded the space station's power system and was enchanted by the beauty of the Northern Lights. READ »

Fuglesang ends spacewalk in Swedish

Science & Technology: 13 Dec 06
Astronaut Christer Fuglesang on Wednesday uttered the first words of Swedish ever spoken outside the earth's atmospere. "The past four days have been quite incredible," he said. READ »

Fuglesang prepares for record spacewalk

Science & Technology: 12 Dec 06
Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang will on Tuesday attempt the longest spacewalk ever undertaken from the International Space Station. READ »

Dream comes true for Swedish astronaut

Science & Technology: 10 Dec 06
The Discovery space shuttle launch went according to plan this time, making Christer Fuglesang the first Swede in space. READ »

Space: the free market's final frontier

Analysis & Opinion: 6 Dec 06
Space may be big, but there's no room for bureaucrats and intergovernmental agencies, argues Waldemar Ingdahl, director of the free market think tank Eudoxa in Stockholm. READ »

First Swede in Space: the countdown begins

National: 5 Dec 06
The countdown to the most eagerly-anticipated Space Shuttle mission ever - in Sweden, at least - has begun. In the early hours of Friday morning, weather permitting, Christer Fuglesang will soar into space. READ »

Swedish astronaut serves up elk in space

National: 9 Nov 06
Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang is to treat his fellow space travellers to Swedish delicacies including dried elk meat, crispbread and gingerbread when they blast off next month. READ »

Countdown begins for space Swede

National: 9 Oct 06
With two months to go before he is hurled into space on the Discovery mission, Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang has been told to get his will in order. That's encouraging. READ »

50 years of space history to end in Sweden

National: 27 Apr 05
After a career of almost 50 years, the Skylark rocket is due to make its final voyage from the Esrange launch base in the north of Sweden. READ »


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