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STS-135 video: Docking
America's final space shuttle arrives at the International Space Station to deliver one last massive load of goods and provisions.
STS-135 video: ‘Poetry in motion’
Watch the shuttle Atlantis' backflip, which occurred five years ago today, before docking to the International Space Station.
STS-135 video: Solid rocket booster cameras
Awe-inspiring onboard video views of Atlantis' launch captured from cameras mounted on the solid rocket boosters. Check out these amazing videos of the spacecraft soaring to orbit on the final space shuttle mission.
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.
On this date in history: The final space shuttle launch
Five years ago today -- July 8, 2011 -- Atlantis launched on the final space shuttle mission after 31 years as the centerpiece of America's human spaceflight endeavors.
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.