Soyuz TMA-12M docks with space station

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut glided to a smooth linkup with the International Space Station Thursday, two days after a technical snag blocked a fast-track rendezvous and docking shortly after launch Tuesday.
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Soyuz on track for revised two-day station rendezvous

After a glitch interrupted a planned four-orbit rendezvous with the International Space Station Tuesday, the Soyuz TMA-12M crew pressed ahead Wednesday with a two-day rendezvous. Read More...

Soyuz sets off after station; rendezvous snag delays docking

Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut rocketed smoothly into space aboard a Soyuz ferry craft Tuesday, but the crew ran into problems executing a required rendezvous rocket firing, delaying docking with the International Space Station until Thursday at the earliest.
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SpaceX delays Falcon 9/Dragon launch to station

Launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a cargo ship bound for the International Space Station has been delayed to no earlier than March 30 because of what sources described as apparent contamination that could pose problems for station-bound research hardware. Read More...

Soyuz crew lands in Kazakhstan (UPDATED)

Despite strained relations over Russian actions in Ukraine, superpower cooperation in space continued unabated Monday with two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut departing the International Space Station for a fiery plunge back to Earth late Monday. (UPDATED) Read More...

Musk argues for competition in military launch contracts

In an ongoing debate over sky rocketing military launch costs, SpaceX founder Elon Musk told lawmakers Wednesday that allowing his company to launch high-priority military payloads would save taxpayers billions of dollars. Read More...

NASA unveils FY 2015 budget; commercial space funding urged

The Obama administration's $17.5 billion budget request for NASA in fiscal 2015 will maintain American leadership on the high frontier, agency Administrator Charles Bolden said Tuesday, urging Congress to fully fund development of commercial manned spacecraft. Read More...