Proton launches two Russian satellites Posted: Sat, Nov 3 12:12 PM ET (1612 GMT) A Proton rocket placed two Russian communications satellites into orbit on Saturday. The Proton M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at... ISS astronauts complete spacewalk Posted: Fri, Nov 2 7:33 AM ET (1133 GMT) Two International Space Station astronauts venture outside the station for more than six and a half hours Thursday to support efforts to isolate an ammonia... Curiosity performs first x-ray analysis of Martian soil Posted: Thu, Nov 1 5:42 AM ET (0942 GMT) NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has performed the first x-ray diffraction analysis of Martian soil, finding it similar in composition to volcanic soils found... Progress cargo ship flies to ISS Posted: Thu, Nov 1 5:25 AM ET (0925 GMT) A Russian cargo ship launched early Wednesday and docked with the International Space Station several hours later. A Soyuz rocket carrying the Progress M-17M... Enterprise display damaged by hurricane Posted: Wed, Oct 31 8:03 AM ET (1203 GMT) A pressurized "bubble" that housed the space shuttle Enterprise at a New York museum deflated during Hurricane Sandy Monday night, and the shuttle itself appear... Dragon capsule departs ISS and returns to Earth Posted: Sun, Oct 28 9:40 PM ET (0140 GMT) A Dragon cargo spacecraft left the International Space Station on Sunday morning and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean several hours later. The Dragon spacecraft... South Korean launch postponed Posted: Sat, Oct 27 8:14 PM ET (0014 GMT) The planned launch of a South Korean rocket on Friday was postponed for at least several days, and perhaps longer, because of a technical glitch.... China launches navigation satellite Posted: Fri, Oct 26 10:53 PM ET (0253 GMT) A Long March rocket placed the latest in a series of navigation satellites into orbit on Thursday. The Long March 3C rocket lifted off from... Soyuz docks with ISS Posted: Fri, Oct 26 10:44 PM ET (0244 GMT) A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russians and one American successfully docked with the International Space Station on Thursday. The Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft docked with... Russian upper stage explosion creates orbital debris Posted: Thu, Oct 25 6:11 AM ET (1011 GMT) The upper stage of a failed Russian launch earlier this year has exploded, creating hundreds of fragments that could exacerbate space debris concerns. The Breeze... |
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