2014
265 articles
VideoVideo: Space station Expedition 42 fit check
The next Expedition 42 trio waiting to join the International Space Station crew conducted final Sokol launch and entry suit fit checks at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
UK team announces plan to crowd-source moon mission
Scientists hope private backers will kick-start a mission to land a robotic probe on the South Pole of the moon within the next 10 years, drill deep into lunar bedrock and analyze primordial core samples to study the origins of the solar system.
Russia’s new heavy-lifter rolled to launch pad
Several weeks ahead of a planned liftoff in late December, the biggest new Russian rocket to fly in a generation has rolled to its launch pad at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia for preflight testing.
3D printer activated aboard the International Space Station
The dream of a self-sufficient space-faring civilization moved a step closer to reality as a commercial 3D printer was installed aboard the International Space Station for a tryout in orbit.
Philae finds comet harbors organics
Europe's Philae lander found a surface as hard as ice and organic molecules after it bounced to a stop on a comet last week.
Chinese military satellite launched by Long March rocket
China launched a Long March rocket last week with a satellite Western analysts believe will conduct all-weather global radar surveillance for the Chinese military.
MAVEN begins science mission at Mars
NASA's newest Mars orbiter has formally started a one-year research campaign to study an ancient case of climate change that starved the red planet of water, breathable air and potential life, scientists said Monday.
New Mars lander takes shape
The next Mars lander -- a platform to drill beneath the surface of the red planet -- has begun its assembly phase in preparation for launch in March 2016.
Rosetta camera sees Philae bouncing across comet
These incredible images show the breathtaking journey of Rosetta’s Philae lander as it approached and then rebounded from its first touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on 12 November 2014.
Atlas/NROL-35 mission stats
The NROL-35 Atlas 5 launch by the numbers.