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VideoSpace station crew ready to close out 167-day mission
Two Russian cosmonauts and a U.S. Navy test pilot will buckle into custom-molded seats inside a Soyuz spaceship Wednesday, undock from the International Space Station and head for a parachute-assisted landing in Kazakhstan to close out a 167-day space voyage.
VideoFalcon Heavy rocket hangar rises at launch pad 39A
SpaceX began erecting a new hangar at a former space shuttle launch pad in Florida last week, moving the historic facility closer to launching astronauts again.
VideoPhotos: Russian supply ship blasts off from Kazakhstan
Russia's Progress M-26M cargo carrier lifted off Tuesday aboard a Soyuz rocket, climbed through clouds and into orbit, then executed an on-time radar-guided docking with the International Space Station six hours later. See photos of the supply ship's launch.
VideoVideo: Progress launches and docks
The Russian Progress 58P cargo freighter launches and six hours later docks to the International Space Station.
VideoProgress cargo mission ready for launch to space station
A Russian Progress supply ship packed with 3.1 tons of cargo and propellant to refuel the International Space Station is set for liftoff Tuesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
VideoVideo: Time lapse of ATV’s final departure from ISS
This time lapse video shows Europe's Automated Transfer Vehicle backing away from the International Space Station for the last time Saturday.
VideoVideo: SpaceX Dragon departs space station
The SpaceX Dragon capsule is released from the International Space Station's robotic arm to fly home Tuesday.
VideoVideo: CATS out of the bag
The CATS payload launched to the International Space Station aboard the most recent SpaceX Dragon cargo craft was installed onto the exterior of the lab complex this week.
VideoAstronauts return to US side of space station after leak scare
Concern about a possible ammonia coolant leak Wednesday prompted astronauts on the International Space Station to evacuate the U.S. segment of the complex and shelter in the Russian portion of the outpost while flight controllers scrambled to untangle initially confusing telemetry.
VideoVideo: Dragon arrives at space station
The cargo-carrying SpaceX Dragon spacecraft arrives at the International Space Station and is grappled by Canadarm2 to complete a two-day journey since launch.