Live coverage: Cygnus cargo freighter departs space station

For the final time, a SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule approached the International Space Station Monday for capture with the research lab’s robotic arm, delivering more than 4,300 pounds of food, experiments and spare parts. Future Dragon resupply missions will use a new spaceship design to automatically dock with the space station.

Residents along the U.S. East Coast from South Carolina to Massachusetts could glimpse Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket climbing into space Monday night on a cargo run to the International Space Station.

Catching a break from nearby thunderstorms, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soared through mostly cloudy skies into space Saturday on the 100th launch from historic pad 39A in Florida, sending a fresh batch of supplies and experiments to the International Space Station.