The space shuttle Atlantis, the last of NASA's winged orbiters to fly in space, goes on public display at the Kennedy Space Center visitors complex Saturday, the centerpiece of a spectacular $100 million facility.
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A winged Pegasus rocket lifted a compact solar observatory into orbit around Earth's poles Thursday to study the mysterious mechanisms that heat up the sun's outer atmosphere to extreme temperatures. Read More...

After 15 days in space and two dockings with a prototype space station module, the Shenzhou 10 spacecraft brought three astronauts back to Earth Tuesday to close out China's fifth manned mission.
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Cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Alexander Misurkin staged a successful six-hour 34-minute spacewalk Monday, making preparations for installation of a new Russian laboratory module later this year. Read More...

Neil Armstrong's crewmates and co-workers at the Johnson Space Center shared memories of the "reluctant hero" during a memorial service Thursday. Read More...

A draft House NASA authorization bill would eliminate funding for the Obama administration's proposed asteroid retrieval mission and cut overall agency spending by about $1 billion, lawmakers said Wednesday.
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An unmanned European Space Agency cargo ship loaded with 7.3 tons of supplies, spare parts and science gear docked with the International Space Station early Saturday. Read More...

A Shenzhou spacecraft carrying a crew of three, including China's second female astronaut, streaked into orbit Tuesday and set off after a prototype space station module for a planned two-week mission.
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A powerful Ariane 5 rocket vaulted away from its South American launch pad Wednesday, lofting an unmanned European Space Agency cargo ship on a flight to the International Space Station. Read More...

Ten months after landing, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is poised to begin the long trek to Mount Sharp, a towering mound of layered rock that is expected to shed new light on the planet's history and habitability.

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