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VideoOTD…June 8 and STS-117
#OTD in 2007...The launch of Atlantis with a power truss for International Space Station
VideoVideo: Falcon 9 nose shroud falls back to Earth
SpaceX has released another jaw-dropping video from a camera fastened to a piece of a Falcon 9 rocket's payload fairing, showing the nose cone spinning through space after its separation on a recent launch.
VideoHubble shows Pluto’s moons don’t know which end is up
As NASA's New Horizons probe closes in on Pluto, the Hubble Space telescope has been scouting its retinue of five known moons, discovering that at least two are tumbling chaotically in the complex gravity of the dwarf planet and its large moon, Charon, researchers said Wednesday.
VideoNASA marks 50th anniversary of first spacewalk
Two-and-a-half months after cosmonaut Alexey Leonov became the first human to walk in space, NASA astronaut Ed White floated out of his cramped Gemini 4 capsule 50 years ago Wednesday to become the first American spacewalker.
VideoOTD…June 2 and STS-91
#OTD in 1998...The launch of Discovery on final shuttle-Mir docking mission
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.
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.
VideoDirecTV satellites blast off on Ariane 5 rocket
An Ariane 5 rocket fired into space from a tropical spaceport in French Guiana on Wednesday, successfully delivering two television broadcast satellites into high-altitude orbits for DirecTV and Sky Mexico.