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Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Fri, Jun 10 6:37 AM ET (1037 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new ISS crewmembers docked with the station Thursday afternoon. The Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft docked with the Rassvet module of...

Voyager finds "magnetic bubbles" at outskirts of the solar system
Posted: Fri, Jun 10 6:24 AM ET (1024 GMT)
The Sun's magnetic field breaks down into a foam of bubbles at the outer edge of the solar system, scientists found in new analysis...

Mars rover mission may require more funding before launch
Posted: Thu, Jun 9 8:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
A report by NASA's inspector general warned that the agency's latest Mars rover mission may require additional funding in order to be ready...

Aquarius launch postponed a day
Posted: Thu, Jun 9 7:52 AM ET (1152 GMT)
The launch of a new Earth sciences satellite has been delayed a day to correct a technical glitch with its rocket. The Delta 2 rocket...

Soyuz launches new ISS crew
Posted: Wed, Jun 8 6:48 AM ET (1048 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new International Space Station crew members lifted off early Wednesday. A Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...

Measat orders Astrium satellite
Posted: Wed, Jun 8 6:36 AM ET (1036 GMT)
Malaysian satellite operator Measat announced Tuesday it has ordered a new satellite from European satellite manufacturer EADS Astrium. Measat-3b will be a Eurostar E3000...

Atlantis rolls out to the pad
Posted: Thu, Jun 2 5:46 AM ET (0946 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the launch pad early Wednesday as preparations for the final mission of the space shuttle era continue. Atlantis arrived...

Endeavour completes its final mission with KSC landing
Posted: Wed, Jun 1 8:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour landed at the Kennedy Space Center early Wednesday, completing its final mission and the next-to-last flight of the shuttle...

Shuttle undocks from ISS
Posted: Mon, May 30 9:13 AM ET (1313 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station for the final time Sunday night. Endeavour undocked from the station at 11:55 pm...

Mars formed quickly, stunted growth
Posted: Mon, May 30 9:02 AM ET (1302 GMT)
The planet Mars may be a "planetary embryo" that formed quickly but failed to develop into a larger terrestrial planet, scientists recently reported. In a...



news in brief
Zhuque-2 launch fails
Posted: Sun, Aug 17 11:37 AM ET (1537 GMT)

China performs first Long March 10 static-fire test
Posted: Sun, Aug 17 11:33 AM ET (1533 GMT)


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