SpaceX cargo ship returns to Earth to close out historic mission (UPDATED)

In the final chapter of a history-making space drama, a commercial cargo ship completed a near-flawless test flight to the International Space Station with an on-target splashdown off the Baja California peninsula Thursday. Read More...

Dragon unberthing-to-splashdown timeline

Updated Dragon unberthing-to-splashdown timeline. Read More...

Astronauts open Dragon cargo ship, float inside

Running well ahead of schedule,the International Space Station's crew opened hatches between the Harmony module and the newly arrived SpaceX Dragon cargo ship early Saturday.
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SpaceX cargo ship captured by space station (UPDATED)

In a moment of high drama on the high frontier, flight engineer Donald Pettit, operating the International Space Station's robot arm, reached out and captured a commercial cargo ship to complete a complex rendezvous. Read More...

Dragon capsule breezes through station flyby (UPDATED)

A commercial cargo ship carried out a close flyby of the International Space Station early Thursday, successfully completing a series of tests to set the stage for berthing at the lab complex Friday. Read More...

SpaceX rocket takes off on commercial flight to space station (UPDATED)

Three days after a last-second launch abort, an unmanned cargo ship bound for the International Space Station blasted off early Tuesday and streaked into orbit to kick off the first commercial flight to the lab complex.
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SpaceX gears up for second launch try Tuesday

SpaceX engineers replaced a suspect valve in an engine that triggered a last-second launch abort Saturday and cleared the company's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo capsule for a second try Tuesday. Read More...

SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon launch-to-docking timeline (UPDATED)

Updated SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon launch to-docking timeline (May 22 launch target). Read More...

SpaceX Falcon 9 launch aborted after last-second glitch (UPDATED)

Launch of a commercial cargo ship bound for the International Space Station was aborted at the last instant early Saturday because of trouble with an engine valve. Repairs were ordered in hopes of making a Tuesday launch. Read More...

SpaceX commercial cargo ship prepped for launch to space station

In what proponents hail as the dawn of a new era in commercial spaceflight, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo ship are being prepped for an inaugural flight to the International Space Station (mission preview). Read More...

Soyuz TMA-04M docks with space station, boosts lab crew back to six

A Russian Soyuz ferry craft glided to a smooth linkup with the International Space Station early Thursday, bringing three fresh crew members to the orbital lab complex. Read More...

Russian Soyuz crew ferry craft takes off on two-day flight to space station

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying one of the world's most experienced space fliers, a rookie cosmonaut and a NASA shuttle veteran blasted off from Kazakhstan to kick off a two-day flight to the International Space Station. Read More...

SpaceX launch to station slips to May 19

Work to validate critical navigation and control software has forced SpaceX to again delay the maiden flight of a commercial cargo ship bound for the International Space Station. Launch is now targeted for May 19. Read More...

Atlas 5 rocket boosts military comsat into space

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket boosted a $1.7 billion military communications satellite into orbit Friday, the second in a planned constellation of advanced jam-resistant relay stations.
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SpaceX launch to station faces delay

Launch of a commercial cargo ship bound for the International Space Station almost certainly will be delayed from May 7 to at least May 10 and possibly longer to allow time for additional pre-flight analysis, sources say. Read More...