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Storms force scrub of SpaceX launch to resupply space station
Thunderstorms moving onshore at Cape Canaveral prevented SpaceX from launching a Falcon 9 rocket early Saturday, forcing a one-day delay to the start of the company's 23rd resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Space station spacewalk postponed by astronaut medical issue
A planned spacewalk outside the International Space Station Tuesday was postponed after NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei was diagnosed with a pinched nerve, which NASA described as a "minor medical issue."
VideoPhotos: Antares launches on Northrop Grumman’s 16th space station cargo flight
These images show the liftoff of a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket on Aug. 10 from Wallops Island, Virginia, kicking off an unpiloted resupply mission carrying more than 8,000 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station.
Boeing opts to haul Starliner back to hangar, delays flight indefinitely
Around-the-clock work to fix valve problems that derailed an Aug. 3 attempt to launch Boeing's Starliner crew capsule on an unpiloted test flight was called off Friday, delaying another try until after NASA launches a higher-priority asteroid probe in mid-October.
Cygnus supply ship arrives at space station with four tons of cargo
Closing out a 36-hour flight from a launch pad in Virginia, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station Thursday with a host of biomedical experiments, supplies for a 3D printing tech demo, fresh food, and spare parts.
Boeing continues Starliner valve troubleshooting
Boeing engineers at Cape Canaveral continue troubleshooting stuck valves in the propulsion system of the company's Starliner crew capsule in hopes of resolving the problem -- and understanding what caused it -- in time to take off on an unpiloted test flight before the current launch window closes later this month.
Launch of Boeing crew capsule scrubbed due to propulsion system issue
Officials scrubbed the planned launch of a Boeing-built crew capsule Tuesday to examine a potential technical issue in the spacecraft's propulsion system, delaying the start of a critical unpiloted test flight to prove the ship is ready to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station.
Boeing crew capsule set for launch Tuesday on test flight to space station
An Atlas 5 rocket was hauled back to its seaside firing stand Monday for launch Tuesday on a flight to boost Boeing's Starliner crew capsule into orbit for a second unpiloted test to prove the commercial ferry ship is ready to carry astronauts.
In battle with Russian lab module, space station ‘brought a knife to a gun fight’
Playing it safe, the seven-member crew of the International Space Station moved into the U.S. segment of the outpost Friday, closed hatches and window shutters and stood by while Russian flight controllers vented helium pressurization lines in the newly arrived Nauka lab module.
High drama as Russian lab module tilts space station with errant thruster firings
A heavyweight Russian laboratory module that experienced a variety of problems after launch last week docked at the International Space Station Thursday, but in a moment of unexpected drama, inadvertent thruster firings briefly knocked the sprawling complex out of its normal orientation.