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Live coverage: Commercial cargo craft completes space station rendezvous
SpaceX's Dragon supply ship reached the International Space Station on Wednesday, with astronaut Jeff Williams grappling the unpiloted spacecraft with the research lab's robotic arm at 6:56 a.m. EDT (1056 GMT) after an automated rendezvous.
Progress 64P: Full launch broadcast
A Russian Soyuz booster places the Progress 64P autonomous cargo ship into orbit for a two-day journey to deliver 5,300 pounds of fuel, water and supplies to the International Space Station.
Progress supply ship heads for International Space Station
A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft laden with 5,300 pounds of fuel and supplies blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Saturday, riding a Soyuz rocket smoothly into orbit on the first of two resupply launches heading for the International Space Station in the next two days.
Weather looks favorable for Falcon 9 launch and landing
Forecasters predict mostly clear skies and light winds at the surface and aloft for Monday's launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a resupply mission to the International Space Station, favorable conditions for the booster's liftoff and landing at Cape Canaveral.
VideoProgress cargo craft to launch space station supplies Saturday
A Russian automated cargo craft loaded with nearly three tons of fuel, supplies, water and air is set for launch from Kazakhstan at 2141 GMT Saturday on a mission to replenish stockpiles aboard the International Space Station.
Soyuz brings three to space station
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft featuring a variety of avionics upgrades and other changes to improve reliability and performance docked with the International Space Station early Saturday after a two-day orbital chase, bringing three fresh crew members to the lab complex.
VideoPhotos: Crew of three rides Soyuz into orbit
A veteran Russian cosmonaut and two spaceflight rookies rocketed into orbit from a Kazakh launch base Wednesday on the first flight of a new-generation Soyuz capsule, kicking off a two-day pursuit of the International Space Station.
Upgraded Soyuz crew ferry ships streaks into space
An upgraded Soyuz spacecraft, featuring improved navigation, communications and rendezvous systems, blasted into orbit from Kazakhstan Wednesday and set off on a two-day maiden flight to deliver three fresh crew members to the International Space Station.
Soyuz MS-01 launch-to-docking timeline
Track the progress of the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft and its three-person crew through Wednesday’s countdown and launch, followed two days later by docking with the International Space Station on Friday.
Live coverage: New crew arrives at International Space Station
Two days after blasting off from Kazakhstan, three new crew members docked with the International Space Station early Saturday to begin nearly four months of scientific experiments and maintenance on the orbiting research outpost. The Soyuz spacecraft linked up with the space station's Rassvet module at 12:06 a.m. EDT (0406 GMT).