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Kelly settling in aboard space station
Astronaut Scott Kelly, settling in aboard the International Space Station for a marathon 342-day stay in orbit, said Monday he is looking forward to serving as a test subject for medical research on the long-duration effects of weightlessness, data he said would help pave the way for eventual flights to Mars.
Mysterious mini spaceplane the next Atlas 5 payload
With its new homeport in renovated NASA space shuttle hangars off in the distance, the Air Force's X-37 mini spaceplane will be launched from Cape Canaveral on May 6 for its fourth journey into orbit.
Photos: Fiery start to marathon space mission
A three-man crew donned pressure suits, strapped into a Russian Soyuz space capsule and rode a rocket into orbit Friday, starting a record-setting expedition on the International Space Station that -- for two of the crew members -- will last for 342 days.
Space station crewmen head off on 342-day mission
A workhorse Soyuz booster thundered to life and climbed into a dark Kazakh sky Friday, carrying NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko on a four-orbit voyage to the International Space Station to kick off a marathon 342-day mission, the longest flight ever attempted by an American.
Delta 4 rocket evolving to upgraded main engine
When the next Delta 4 rocket flies in July, as well as all future ones to come, the enhanced RS-68A main engine will power the boosters off the launch pad.
Live coverage: Crew blasts off on record-setting space mission
Three space station residents launched Friday from Kazakhstan, kicking off a nearly yearlong expedition to help plan for future voyages to Mars. The crew blasted off on a Soyuz rocket heading for the International Space Station at 1943 GMT (3:43 p.m. EDT). Docking occurred at 0136 GMT (9:36 p.m. EDT).
One-year space expedition starts with 18-hour workday
Two veteran spacemen embarking on a marathon yearlong mission in orbit must first sprint through a busy workday Friday -- suiting up for liftoff, climbing into their Soyuz spaceship, then flying to the International Space Station.
Two more options added to ULA’s rocket naming poll
Fans of classical mythology and the fictional Star Trek universe can vote for two new candidates as the name of United Launch Alliance's next generation rocket, with Vulcan and Zeus joining three other options in an online poll revealed earlier this week.
Kelly, Kornienko braced for marathon mission
Shuttle veteran Scott Kelly first heard about NASA's plans to send an astronaut to the International Space Station for nearly a full year shortly after he completed his third space flight in 2011, a 159-day stay aboard the orbital lab complex.
Photos: More shots of Delta 4 liftoff
The United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket roars off the pad with the Global Positioning System 2F-9 satellite. Photos by ULA.