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Live coverage: Japanese cargo craft arrives at space station
An automated logistics vehicle packed with nearly five tons of supplies reached the International Space Station on Monday after a laser-guided rendezvous culminating with grapple of the HTV cargo craft by the station's robotic arm at 1028 GMT (6:28 a.m. EDT).
Japanese rocket ready to launch supplies to space station
A Japanese HTV cargo craft is being prepped for liftoff Wednesday with a much-needed shipment of provisions for the International Space Station's six-person crew after a spate of failures strained the orbiting lab's supply chain with Earth.
Orbital ATK receives orders for two more ISS cargo flights
NASA has put off selecting the winners in a new competition for deals to resupply the International Space Station, prompting the agency to order two more commercial resupply missions from Orbital ATK to satisfy the orbiting lab's cargo needs into early 2018, bringing the company's total contract to 10 logistics flights.
Kelly urges funding for commercial crew program
Astronaut Scott Kelly, 143 days into a planned 341-day stay aboard the International Space Station, urged lawmakers Monday to restore full funding to NASA's commercial crew program to avoid expected launch delays and continued sole reliance on Russia for transportation to and from the International Space Station.
Photos: Navy satellite wrapped up in Atlas rocket nose cone
This photo gallery shows the U.S. Navy's Mobile User Objective System communications satellite No. 4 being encapsulated in the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket's payload fairing for the planned Aug. 31 liftoff.
Stormy forecast prompts delay for Japanese resupply mission
The launch of a Japanese cargo ship with more than 4.5 tons of supplies bound for the International Space Station has been rescheduled for Wednesday due to a poor weather forecast at the mission's island launch base.
Attention social media users: See an Atlas 5 launch up close!
United Launch Alliance is giving members of the public a behind-the-scenes look during one of its Atlas 5 rocket flights from Cape Canaveral.
Second launch deal inked between Atlas 5 rocket and Cygnus freighter
Orbital ATK has ordered another Atlas 5 rocket to launch a second commercial Cygnus cargo craft for the International Space Station.
VideoAstronauts munch on space-grown lettuce
Amid a Russian spacewalk to carry out routine maintenance and inspections outside the International Space Station, two NASA astronauts and a Japanese crewmate staged a culinary first in orbit -- harvesting and eating a few leaves of leafy, space-grown red romaine lettuce.
Swiss company to move Atlas 5 work to Alabama
Ruag Space, the Swiss manufacturer of nose shrouds for the Atlas 5 rocket, plans to relocate production of Atlas launcher components to United Launch Alliance's rocket assembly plant in Decatur, Alabama.