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VideoLost Beagle 2 spacecraft found on Mars
The UK’s Beagle 2 mission to Mars, which was lost in Christmas week 2003 during the final stages of its voyage to the red planet, has been rediscovered by NASA’s eagle eye in the Martian sky, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
VideoAstronauts return to US side of space station after leak scare
Concern about a possible ammonia coolant leak Wednesday prompted astronauts on the International Space Station to evacuate the U.S. segment of the complex and shelter in the Russian portion of the outpost while flight controllers scrambled to untangle initially confusing telemetry.
VideoNASA kicks off SLS engine testing in Mississippi
A powerful space shuttle-era rocket engine ignited for more than eight minutes on a test stand in Mississippi last week, kicking off hotfire testing for NASA's Space Launch System mega-rocket after contamination and computer woes kept the engine silent several months longer than planned.
VideoVideo: Dragon arrives at space station
The cargo-carrying SpaceX Dragon spacecraft arrives at the International Space Station and is grappled by Canadarm2 to complete a two-day journey since launch.
VideoVideo: Falcon launch replays
Isolated camera angle replays of Saturday morning's predawn SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of the Dragon capsule to the International Space Station.
VideoVideo: Saturday’s SpaceX launch
Watch the NASA Television live coverage of Saturday's predawn Falcon 9 launch that delivered the Dragon spacecraft into orbit.
VideoDespite botched landing, a lot went right with SpaceX’s booster flyback
SpaceX's Falcon 9 booster accomplished a delicate maneuver after a glowing predawn launch from Cape Canaveral on Saturday, autonomously navigating its away to a modified barge the size of a football field hidden in darkness beneath a blanket of low clouds, before it crashed and broke apart.
VideoVideo: SpaceX launch and landing preview briefing
NASA, SpaceX and United States Air Force officials hold the pre-launch news conference for the CRS-5 flight on Jan. 5.
VideoShips deployed into the Atlantic for experimental rocket landing
A barge and command ship chartered by SpaceX are stationed in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida's East Coast in a bid to recover a used-up Falcon 9 rocket stage Tuesday in a long-theorized -- but never tried -- maneuver that could lay the groundwork for a big advance in space technology.
Video2014’s top stories in spaceflight
The year ended with a deluge of big news, reminding us of the risks of spaceflight and the thin margins between success and failure on the final frontier. 2014 was also a year of breakthroughs in the exploration of the solar system and the future of human spaceflight.