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Station trio set for return to Earth
A veteran cosmonaut, a German volcanologist and a Navy test pilot-turned-astronaut whose mastery of social media earned him -- and NASA -- a global following, bid their space station crewmates farewell and sealed the hatch of their Soyuz ferry craft, setting the stage for undocking and a fiery trip back to Earth to close out a 165-day stay aboard the International Space Station.
Live coverage: Space station crew returns to Earth
A three-man space station crew returned to Earth inside a Russian Soyuz capsule, making a parachute-assisted landing on the remote plains of Kazakhstan after 165 days in orbit.
Orbital looking for Cygnus launch slots next year
Facing pressure to find a ride into space for its commercial Cygnus cargo craft in the wake of a catastrophic rocket failure, Orbital Sciences Corp. says it has found openings in the mission manifests of the world's busiest launch operators to accommodate resupply flights to the International Space Station next year.
Station astronaut calls private spaceflight ‘next breakthrough’
Space station astronaut Reid Wiseman, preparing to return to Earth this weekend after 165 days in orbit, said commercial spaceflight represents the "next breakthrough" in aerospace technology, and that he hopes Virgin Galactic can ultimately turn that dream into reality despite the fatal crash of the company's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane.
VideoVideo: Atlas 5 GPS 2F-8 Launch Highlights
Video highlights of the 50th Atlas 5 flight. The United Launch Alliance rocket carried the eighth Global Positioning System (GPS 2F-8) satellite for the U.S. Air Force.
Rocket cameras dazzle on 50th Atlas 5 rocket launch
Onboard video cameras captured critical events during the 50th Atlas 5 rocket launch, beaming back views in stunning clarity of staging and spacecraft separation.
50th Atlas 5 rocket puts up new GPS satellite
Launching for the 50th time, an Atlas 5 rocket flew a milestone mission Wednesday in deploying a Global Positioning System satellite for the worldwide utility.
VideoReporters run for cover as Antares rocket explodes
An Antares rocket explodes at Wallops Island moments after launch sending reporters and photographers at the press site running for cover.
Orbital Sciences rocket, station cargo ship, lost in spectacular launch mishap
An Orbital Sciences Antares rocket exploded seconds after launch from the Virginia coast Tuesday, erupting in a spectacular fireball and destroying the company's third operational Cygnus cargo ship in a disheartening failure for NASA's commercial space station resupply program.
Gallery: Antares rocket explodes
A sequence of images from the NASA TV broadcast of the ill-fated launch of the Antares rocket.