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Live coverage: Dragon cargo craft arrives at space station
Loaded with mice, plant specimens and the International Space Station's first espresso machine, a SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule arrived at the complex Friday with a fresh delivery of supplies. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti grappled the spacecraft with the station's robot arm at 6:55 a.m. EDT (1055 GMT).
Falcon 9 rocket fires engines for prelaunch test
SpaceX engineers ran through a customary prelaunch countdown test Saturday and fired the Falcon 9 rocket's nine Merlin main engines at Cape Canaveral ahead of liftoff Monday with 2.2 tons of supplies and experiments for the International Space Station.
SpaceX on track for cargo launch Monday
Weather forecasters will be on the lookout for rain showers and thunderstorms during Monday's scheduled launch of a SpaceX cargo craft to the International Space Station, but there is a 60 percent chance conditions at Cape Canaveral will permit liftoff.
Atlas 5 slips at payload’s request
The next Atlas 5 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral will be delayed two weeks to resolve an undisclosed issue with the payload, United Launch Alliance officials announced Friday.
ULA working to reduce five launch pads to two
The nation's existing Atlas and Delta launch sites are vying for a future when United Launch Alliance completes its modernization with a new rocket system and downsizing to one pad on each coast.
What to do with the final Delta 2 rocket?
With the payload matching game showing no prospects, the final Delta 2 rocket could be headed to the Smithsonian or another museum instead of space.
SpaceX, Sierra Nevada get more time to finish flight tests
NASA has extended development agreements with SpaceX and Sierra Nevada Corp. past a March 31 deadline, giving the companies more time to complete delayed tests on commercial spacecraft intended to one day ferry astronauts into space.
Same day rollouts and launches could return to Atlas 5 program
Returning to the days of rollouts and launches in a span of only a few hours, the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 program is looking to resume this whirlwind experience.
SpaceX cargo launch now set for April 13
The launch of SpaceX's next resupply run to the International Space Station has been rescheduled for April 13, officials said Tuesday.
Stats: Delta 4 history and backlog (updated March 30)
Here's a look by the numbers of the previous Delta 4 flight history and the remaining flights of the rocket named Delta.