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Russian supply ship launches to International Space Station
Russia's Progress MS-23 cargo freighter launched Wednesday from Kazakhstan on a mission hauling more than 2.7 tons of fuel, food, experiments, and supplies to the International Space Station.
Axiom’s second private astronaut mission docks at International Space Station
Four commercial space fliers who launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Axiom's second private astronaut mission Sunday arrived at the International Space Station on a SpaceX crew capsule Monday to start an eight-day stay full of scientific experiments, student outreach events, and sightseeing.
VideoTwo Americans, two Saudis launch on commercial astronaut mission
Former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, with more time in space than any other American, rocketed back into orbit for the fourth time Sunday, riding a SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher from Florida with a fare-paying investor and private pilot, and the first two Saudi Arabian astronauts to fly to the International Space Station.
VideoSpaceX launches 22 new-generation Starlink satellites
Another Falcon 9 rocket lifted off early Friday from Cape Canaveral with a batch of 22 upgraded, new-generation Starlink internet satellites.
VideoOvernight launch adds 56 more satellites to SpaceX’s Starlink fleet
Fifty-six more Starlink internet satellites lifted off early Sunday atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on SpaceX's 32nd launch of the year.
SpaceX’s Falcon rocket family reaches 200 straight successful missions
SpaceX's launch of 51 more Starlink internet satellites Wednesday from California marked the 200th consecutive successful mission for the company's Falcon rocket family, a record unmatched by any other space launch vehicle.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites from California
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket at 1:09 p.m. PDT (4:09 p.m. EDT) Wednesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on a mission hauling 51 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit.
VideoSpaceX rockets past 4,000 Starlink satellites in orbit with another launch
SpaceX surpassed more than 4,000 Starlink internet satellites in orbit with the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket and another batch of 56 spacecraft Thursday from Cape Canaveral, the company's fourth mission in less than a week.
Russian cosmonauts complete spacewalk to relocate experiment airlock
Cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin floated outside the International Space Station Wednesday, unbolted an experiment airlock from the Rassvet docking compartment and then connected it to Russia's Nauka multi-purpose laboratory module in a 7-hour, 11-minute excursion.
VideoFirst Arab spacewalker heads outside International Space Station
Veteran NASA astronaut Steve Bowen and Emirati astronaut Sultan Alneyadi suited up and floated outside the International Space Station Friday for a spacewalk to prepare the outpost for new solar arrays. Alneyadi became the first Arab astronaut to perform a spacewalk.