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Ariane 5 rocket to boost satellites for Latin America
Two telecommunications satellite for Latin America are counting down to liftoff aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana.
Indian navigation satellite launched by PSLV
The third spacecraft to join India's growing regional navigation system blasted off and flew into orbit aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.
Spacewalk achieves all major objectives
Astronauts Reid Wiseman and Barry "Butch" Wilmore floated outside the International Space Station and, after a bit of trouble with a balky bolt, replaced a broken voltage regulator in one of eight solar power channels to restore the lab's electrical grid to normal operation.
Indian navigation satellite ready for launch
The third satellite for India's regional navigation network is set for liftoff to join a growing fleet of spacecraft providing independent tracking and positioning services over India and its neighbors.
GPS modernization continues with quick pace of launches
A new satellite launched Aug. 1 has joined the U.S. Air Force's GPS navigation network to help guide everything from bombs to road trippers to their destinations, with final preparations on track to send up another GPS spacecraft at the end of October.
X-37B space plane scheduled to return to Earth soon
A robotic U.S. Air Force space plane is set to land in California as soon as this week after a secretive 22-month flight hundreds of miles above Earth.
Winds sensor opens door for Earth science from ISS
A $26 million science instrument carried to the International Space Station by SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule has been switched on and is measuring winds over the world's oceans to help forecasters track the intensity of tropical cyclones, NASA officials said.
Endeavour reunited with Spacehab payload in museum
Two years after it paraded through the streets of Los Angeles following a cross-country ferry flight from Florida, the space shuttle Endeavour was loaded with a Spacehab logistics module ahead of the orbiter's planned transition to a vertical display on a mock launch pad in 2018.