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Iridium satellites rolling off assembly line in Arizona
Construction is complete on the first batch of 81 new satellites to overhaul Iridium's mobile communications network, and the data relay stations will soon head from their factory near Phoenix to California's hilly Central Coast for launch Sept. 11 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
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).
VideoPhotos: Soyuz rocket goes vertical for launch of next station crew
A Soyuz rocket is standing on the launch pad in Kazakhstan used on Yuri Gagarin's historic first human spaceflight in 1961, ready to send three people toward the International Space Station.
Upgraded Soyuz prepped to carry three to space station
A veteran cosmonaut, a former Japanese 767 airline pilot and a NASA astronaut with a Ph.D. in cancer biology are making final preparations for launch July 6 on a two-day flight to the International Space Station. It will be the first flight in an upgraded Soyuz ferry craft with improved, more redundant navigation, communications and computer equipment.
Antares rocket’s return-to-flight slips to August
The first launch of Orbital ATK's redesigned Antares rocket since an engine failure doomed a mission in 2014 will likely be delayed more than one month until August to complete analysis of data acquired during a first stage hotfire test, officials said.
One last task for doomed cargo ship
With one last task to carry out, a space station Cygnus cargo ship loaded with trash and no-longer-needed equipment fell back to Earth Wednesday, hitting the discernible atmosphere 60 miles or so above the Pacific Ocean at nearly 5 miles per second.