A Soyuz spacecraft lifted off from a launch site in Kazakhstan on Tuesday to ferry three new crew members to the International Space Station.
A piece of a debris from a Russian Cosmos satellite passed close enough to the International Space Station on Saturday that its crew was ordered into escape capsules as a precaution, NASA said.
For the last time in the foreseeable future, a U.S. space shuttle undocked from the International Space Station.
Space shuttle Atlantis undocks from the international space station, due back to Earth on Thursday.
Atlantis docks with the international space station. CNN's John Zarrella has more.
The International Space Station and space shuttle Atlantis are not in danger from an orbiting piece of debris after all, NASA said Monday.
Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on Sunday for a week-long rendezvous, two days after blasting off on a historic flight marking the final liftoff of the U.S. shuttle program.
CNN's Brooke Baldwin takes us behind the scenes of NASA's final shuttle mission.
Pioneers in the field of commercial space sit down with CNN's John Zarrella to discuss what's next for space travel.
There are no roller coasters near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. No Ferris wheels, either.
The space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station for the last time late Sunday, as the craft nears the end of its final mission.
A plan to launch the space shuttle Endeavour on Monday has been scrubbed, and a new launch likely will not come before the end of the week at the earliest, officials said Sunday.
The final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour was delayed Friday, temporarily putting off what promised to be an emotional moment for mission's commander.
An unmanned Japanese rocket was launched Saturday on a mission to deliver cargo to the International Space Station, the nation's Kyodo news agency reported.
The first commercial spacecraft to return from a low-Earth orbit landed in the Pacific Ocean Wednesday about 500 miles off the coast of southern California.
NASA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are giving 24 high school teams a chance to program satellites on the International Space Station.
Astronauts replace a failed ammonia coolant outside the international space station.
NASA officials report that astronauts successfully replaced a storage tank on the international space station.
Watch space shuttle Discovery blast off from the Kennedy Space Center on its mission to the international space station.
Space shuttle Discovery launched early Monday to deliver spare parts and science experiments to the international space station.
Shuttle Endeavour astronauts complete their second spacewalk on their mission to the International Space Station.
Astronauts from the space shuttle Endeavour completed their spacewalk outside the international space station early Friday -- the first of three scheduled for their two-week mission.
Two astronauts from the shuttle Endeavour completed a 6.5 hour spacewalk outside the international space station.
Space shuttle Endeavour docks with the international space station after completing a three-day orbital chase.
The space shuttle Endeavour docked with the international space station early Wednesday, completing a three-day orbital chase.
As they head toward a rendezvous with the international space station, crew members of the space shuttle Endeavour are checking for any signs of damage after Monday's early morning launch.
The space shuttle Endeavour lifted off from Kennedy Space Center for a two week mission to the International Space Station.
Space Shuttle Atlantis safely lands after completing an 11-day mission to the International Space Station.
The space shuttle Atlantis glided to a picture-perfect landing Friday morning under bright, sunny skies at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
It's the biggest meeting ever so far from Earth.
Space Shuttle Endeavour docs with the International Space Station.
Richard Garriott had more reason than most to dream the Apollo moon landings would rapidly expand space travel. His father was a NASA astronaut, as were many of his neighbors near Texas' Johnson Space Center.
The space shuttle Endeavour lifted off en route to the international space station Wednesday evening after several days of weather delays.
The Soyuz spacecraft landed back in Kazakhstan early Wednesday after a six-month trip to the International Space Station -- carrying a Russian, an American and a space tourist.
The space shuttle Discovery safely docked at the international space station on Tuesday, a welcome smooth maneuver during a mission that was delayed by a gas leak and threatened by hurtling chunks of space junk.
After weeks of delay, the space shuttle Discovery is finally ready for a Wednesday evening liftoff and a two-week mission to the international space station.
Riding a brilliant tower of flame into the night sky, the space shuttle Endeavour left Earth on Friday, carrying seven astronauts on a 15-day mission to the international space station.
CNN Miles O'Brien walks us through the landing of Shuttle Discovery.
The debris spotted floating away from space shuttle Discovery has been preliminarily identified as a thermal clip from the shuttle's brake system, NASA said Friday.
A protrusion was found on the rudder of Discovery after some routine tests.
Discovery launches from Kennedy Space Center, carrying supplies to the international space station.
The space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven launched into a sunny sky Saturday in the latest effort to bring supplies to the international space station.
Endeavour commander Dominic Gorie is pleased with the mission as the shuttle leaves the international space station.
A European rocket lifted off on a mission to deliver supplies and equipment to the international space station.
It's the second day for crews aboard space shuttle Atlantis as they head towards the international space station.
Atlantis undocks
updated: Mon Feb 18 2008 09:17:00
The Space Shuttle Atlantis undocks from the international space station as it prepares to return to Earth.
NASA engineers are assessing two small areas on the space shuttle Atlantis that may have received some damage during Thursday's launch and ascent, officials said Saturday.
Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off for a mission to International Space Station.
Astronauts work to repair two defective mechanisms hampering power generation at the International Space Station.
Space Shuttle Discovery successfully returns home after its mission to the International Space Station.
The International Space Station crew opens the hatch and enters its new living quarters for the first time.
Despite early concerns about ice, the Shuttle Discovery launches, heading for a space station construction mission.
A Malaysian and American astronaut blast off from Kazakhstan to relieve the international space station crew.
Endeavour leaves space station
Space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the international space station a day early Sunday, as NASA kept a wary eye on Hurricane Dean.
The space shuttle Endeavour came home a day early on Tuesday after NASA decided to cut short its mission in case Hurricane Dean shut down Johnson Space Center, which directs the shuttle's re-entry and landing.
NASA on Saturday ordered space shuttle Endeavour back to Earth a day early out of fear that Hurricane Dean might disrupt flight operations.
ISS crew embarks on spacewalk
Viewpoint: The latest breakdown poses little threat to the astronauts. But it proves again that the International Space Station and the Shuttle are clunkers
Cosmonauts aboard the international space station struggled for a second day Friday to try to reboot failed computers that control the orbiting outpost's orientation
Space shuttle Atlantis blasted off from Kennedy Space Center Friday evening on an 11-day mission to the international space station.
Last December, a colossal wave swept across the entire solar surface within minutes, bulldozing everything in its path. The rare tsunami-like shockwave formed on the heels of a major flare that erupted from an Earth-size sunspot 15 minutes earlier.
The firm that already arranged for two millionaire space tourists to visit the International Space Station is getting ready to sell trips to the moon for $100 million each.
NASA announced Thursday that the second of the International Space Station's four stabilizing gyroscopes failed on Wednesday night, but neither the station nor the crew were in immediate danger.
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