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Canada backs ISS extension to 2024, gains two crew slots
The Canadian government announced Tuesday its intention to support the International Space Station through 2024, joining the United States and Russia as the major partners officially backing an extension of the global research project.
VideoProgress failure probe points to linkage with Soyuz rocket
Russia says a design bug from the pairing of a Progress spacecraft with an upgraded version of the venerable Soyuz launcher led to the loss of a resupply mission bound for the International Space Station on April 28.
RD-181 engines prepared for shipment to U.S.
The first pair of RD-181 rocket engines set to launch on Orbital ATK's redesigned Antares rocket are in the final stages of acceptance testing in Russia ahead of their export to the United States in early July, officials said.
VideoDashcam video records dazzling Soyuz docking
A video camera mounted inside a Russian Soyuz capsule captured stunning views of the docking of a U.S.-Russian crew to the International Space Station in March, supplying a spectacular visual of a cosmic ballet occurring 250 miles above Earth.
VideoSpace station module moved to clear path for cargo ships
Ground controllers powered up the International Space Station's robotic arm and repositioned a storage module Wednesday to give visiting cargo delivery vehicles a second parking port at the complex.
X-37B spaceplane’s orbit discovered
Hobbyists who keep track of the skies with remarkable precision have found the U.S. Air Force's mini space shuttle in its no-longer-secret orbit around the Earth.
VideoVideo: Fourth X-37B launch highlights
This is the launch highlights reel from United Launch Alliance of the Atlas 5 rocket carrying the fourth mission of the Air Force's X-37B spaceplane.
Photos: Pad cameras capture Atlas 5 launch
The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket with the Air Force's X-37B spaceplane lifts off at 11:05 a.m. EDT from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Photos: Atlas 5 sets sail to orbit
A collection of pad photos from the ULA Atlas 5 rocket launch of the X-37B spaceplane on its fourth mission taken by photographer Walter Scriptunas II.
VideoLaunch story: X-37B embarks on fourth voyage in orbit
A robotic space shuttle with stubby wings, tail fins, its belly covered with black thermal tiles, clam-shell doors that swing open to reveal a payload bay and a solar array for ultralong-duration missions rode into orbit Wednesday on the fourth mission of the Air Force's reusable X-37B spaceplane project.