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Astronauts enter SpaceX Dragon capsule

International Space Station astronauts entered the Dragon today, a day after its heralded arrival as...

SpaceX Dragon arrives at space station!

The unmanned SpaceX Dragon capsule was captured by an astronaut, Donald Pettit, operating the Intern...

SpaceX to try ISS launch May 19

SpaceX has said it will attempt to send a cargo-loaded spacecraft to the International Space Station...

SpaceX delays its trip to space station

Space Exploration Technologies is delaying its trial cargo run to the International Space Station.

`Russia can help ISS astronauts with rehabilitation`

Russia is ready to offer its medical expertise in the post-flight rehabilitation of astronauts from ...

Space junk misses station astronauts

The debris came closest at 2:38 a.m. EDT.

Space junk threatens station astronauts

A discarded chunk of a Russian rocket is forcing six space station astronauts to seek shelter in esc...

Excitement builds over first private spaceship to ISS

Excitement over the first-ever launch of a private spaceship to the International Space Station next...

Space freighter heads for International Space Station

A European Ariane rocket blasted off from French Guiana on Friday carrying supplies to the Internati...

1st commercial cargo run to space station April 30

The International Space Station should be getting its first commercial cargo shipment in early May.

NASA considering space station for Mars dry run

The International Space Station may provide the setting for a 500-day pretend trip to Mars in anothe...

More people now want to be astronauts: NASA

NASA has received 6,372 applications for its 2013 class of astronauts, double the usual number.

SpaceX delays February flight to space station

SpaceX said on Thurday it has postponed its February test flight of the Dragon capsule to the Intern...

Maglev flies may help in space missions

Weightlessness in fruit flies here on earth with the use of powerful magnets causes flies to walk mo...

Russia may send woman to ISS

A Russian woman cosmonaut may fly to the International Space Station in 2013, a top official has sai...

ISS orbit raised by 1.8 km

The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) was Thursday elevated by 1.8 km by Russia`s Missi...

Soyuz lands safely in Kazakhstan, rattles nerves

A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying three returning astronauts from ISS has touched down safely in the ...

NASA needs to keep more astronauts on hand: Report

Many astronauts have retired or quit with this year`s end of the space shuttle program.

`Space station may be evacuated by late November`

The launch of the very next crew already has been delayed. It had been scheduled for September 22.

SpaceX to fly to Int`l Space Station in November

SpaceX`s next mission is to the International Space Station.

`No plans to sink International Space Station`

Neither the Russian Federal Space Agency(Roskosmos) nor other partners in the International Space St...

Last space shuttle crew bids historic goodbye

The crew of the last space shuttle has floated out of the International Space Station, forever.

Obama dials for pizza, gets space station

US President Barack Obama, called ISS and joked that he thought he was dialling out for pizza.

Debris narrowly misses International Space Station

The incident forced the six-member crew to scramble to their rescue craft.

Russian spacecraft blasts off for space station

A Russian Soyuz craft lit up the starry skies of the southern Kazakh steppe early Wednesday.

Shuttle Endeavour prepares for final glide home

Endeavour and its crew of six astronauts were to glide in for a nighttime touchdown at 0635 GMT.

ISS astronauts congratulate British royal couple

Crewmembers at the International Space Station congratulated Prince William and Kate Middleton on th...

NASA awards funds to develop commercial space taxis

The program is aimed at developing a US commercial alternative to fly astronauts to and from ISS.

Discovery to dock with International Space Station

Shuttle Discovery is approaching the ISS today as part of its final odyssey into orbit.

Ariane rocket to supply International Space Station

Ariane launcher blasted off from Europe`s spaceport carrying a 20 metric ton cargo vessel.

Discovery counts down to final space voyage

Discovery is readying for its final mission Wednesday, the launch was delayed twice.

Space station drama as cooling system fails

US officials planned emergency repairs Monday after a failure of the cooling system on the ISS.

Soyuz capsule redocks at ISS after delay

A Soyuz space capsule has successfully flown from one module of the ISS to another.

Atlantis astronauts complete 2nd spacewalk

US astronauts Thursday completed the second of three planned spacewalks from Atlantis.

Atlantis astronauts complete first space walk

US astronauts have completed the first of three planned spacewalks from the shuttle Atlantis.

Russian space freighter undocks from ISS

Russian space freighter Progress M-04M has undocked from the International Space Station.

Astronauts dock at International Space Station

A Russian rocket carrying three astronauts from Russia and the United States docked at the Internati...

Shuttle Endeavour undocks from space station

Shuttle Endeavour departed the International Space Station on Friday night and headed home, leaving ...

Russian cargo ship docks at International Space Station

A Russian cargo ship delivered food, water, fuel and other supplies to the International Space Stati...

International Space Station crew perform spacewalk

Two Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station conducted a spacewalk today to activate a ...

Butterflies aboard Atlantis to live in orbit on ISS

Reports indicate that NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis is carrying butterflies, which will live in orbi...

The ‘first clown in space’ reaches ISS

A spacecraft carrying a Canadian circus tycoon and a two-man Russian-American crew has docked at the...

Endeavour lands safely after 16-day mission

The shuttle Endeavour descended safely to Earth on Friday, ending a successful 16-day assembly missi...

Endeavour streaks towards Earth to end 16-day flight

Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts streaked toward Earth for a late morning touchdown ...

Endeavour docks at International Space Station

The US space shuttle Endeavour and its seven-member crew, including six Americans and one Canadian, ...

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