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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.
NASA hopes to replace cargo lost on Antares failure this year
NASA officials say the International Space Station's logistics chain was designed to absorb a launch failure like the mishap that destroyed an Orbital Sciences Corp. cargo craft in October, but pressure is on SpaceX to deliver supplies on time this year.
New Horizons lined up for final approach to Pluto
Pluto is in the sights of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, which started collecting around-the-clock science data Thursday as it speeds toward the first close encounter with the distant world in July.
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.
Virgin Galactic planning SpaceShipTwo’s return to flight
Less than 10 weeks after a fatal crash that destroyed a suborbital rocket plane and raised questions about the future Virgin Galactic, the company's chief executive says engineers are developing a test program for a replacement spaceship expected to fly later this year.
Atlas/MUOS 3 mission stats
A look at the Atlas 5 launch of the Navy's MUOS 3 satellite by the numbers.
10 years since we landed on Titan
Ten years ago Wednesday, on Jan. 14, 2005, a compact, flattened cylinder called Huygens, chock-full of sensors, cameras and scientific experiments, went hurtling through the orange skies of the mysterious moon Titan.
Live coverage: Station crew safe after ammonia leak scare
Two NASA astronauts and an Italian flight engineer took shelter in the space station's Russian segment Wednesday as mission control analyzed a possible leak of toxic ammonia coolant aboard the complex. Initial data indicated it was likely a false alarm.
24 launches scheduled at Cape Canaveral this year
Up to 24 launches are planned from Cape Canaveral in 2015, thanks to jam-packed manifests for SpaceX and United Launch Alliance to send up satellites for the U.S. military, NASA and commercial telecom operators.
Atlas/MUOS 3 launch timeline
Preview the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launching the U.S. Navy's third MUOS mobile communications satellite.