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VideoTom Marshburn brings extensive spaceflight experience to Crew-3 mission
NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, a medical doctor and veteran of launches on the space shuttle and Russia's Soyuz spacecraft, joins three rookie space fliers on SpaceX's Crew Dragon "Endurance" poised for liftoff on mission to the International Space Station.
VideoKayla Barron, a pioneering submarine officer, is ready for her first flight to space
NASA astronaut Kayla Barron was one of the first women to serve as a submarine officer in the U.S. Navy. Now she’s ready to apply her experience under the waves to a flight above the atmosphere on the International Space Station.
VideoSpaceX test-fires crew rocket as teams monitor downrange abort zone weather
SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket at NASA's Kennedy Space Center early Thursday, checking off another box on the pre-flight checklist before liftoff Sunday with a four-person crew heading for the International Space Station. But a weather forecast shows a high risk that winds or waves int the Atlantic Ocean could force a launch delay.
VideoMatthias Maurer talks science and spacewalks on the space station
Matthias Maurer's last name in German means brick layer. Naturally, Maurer says, that means he has been assigned to perform an experiment with concrete during his six-month stint on the International Space Station.
VideoLive coverage: Crew Dragon cleared for Wednesday launch
NASA and SpaceX managers have given a 'go' for the launch of four astronauts aboard a Crew Dragon to the space station at 9:03 p.m. EST Wednesday (0203 GMT Thursday).
VideoLive coverage: H-2A rocket launches from Tanegashima
A Japanese H-2A rocket blasted off at 10:19 p.m. EDT Monday (0219 GMT Tuesday) with a fresh satellite for the country's independent regional space-based navigation system.
VideoBlue Origin and Sierra Space team up for commercial space station
Blue Origin and Sierra Space announced Monday they are leading development of a commercial space complex named Orbital Reef that officials said will be operational by the time NASA and its partners retire the International Space Station.
VideoLive coverage: Ariane 5 launches from French Guiana
A European Ariane 5 rocket lifted off from the Guiana Space Center in South America at 10:10 p.m. EDT Saturday (0210 GMT Sunday). The mission, the last Ariane 5 flight before launch with the James Webb Space Telescope, deployed the commercial SES 17 telecom satellite and the French military's Syracuse 4A communications payload.
VideoImages: Atlas 5 blasts off with NASA’s Lucy asteroid mission
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket streaked into space from Cape Canaveral before dawn Oct. 16 with NASA's Lucy asteroid mission, a robotic probe to explore a group of enigmatic asteroids leading and trailing Jupiter in its orbit around the sun.
VideoSouth Korean rocket fails to reach orbit on inaugural test flight
South Korea's first domestically produced satellite launcher failed to reach orbit on its inaugural test flight Thursday. A preliminary review of data indicated the rocket's third stage shut down early, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute said.