SpaceX test fired the nine first stage engines powering the company's Falcon 9 rocket Monday, a key milestone before launch May 7 on the first commercial cargo flight to the International Space Station. Read More...

Closing out a five-and-a-half-month stay in space, a NASA astronaut and two cosmonauts undocked from the International Space Station early Friday, setting the stage for a fiery ride back to Earth.
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Planetary Resources Inc. hopes to turn science fiction into reality with plans to identify near-Earth asteroids loaded with ice, precious metals and other raw materials for eventual mining operations, company officials say.
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Launch of a commercial cargo ship making its first flight to the International Space Station is expected to slip a week or so to give engineers more time to complete pre-flight testing and analysis, officials said Monday.
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An unmanned Russian Progress supply ship blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Friday, rocketing smoothly into orbit and setting off after the International Space Station. Read More...

NASA officially turned the shuttle Discovery over to the Smithsonian Institution Thursday, completing the ship's transition from the world's premier manned spacecraft to the quiet confines of a museum hangar. Read More...

The space shuttle Discovery, bolted to the back of a NASA 747 jumbo jet, departed the Kennedy Space Center for the last time Tuesday, putting on a final show for thousands of Space Coast residents and tourists. Read More...

Pending the completion of last-minute work and a final review, a commercial cargo ship making its maiden flight to the International Space Station should be ready for launch April 30, officials said Monday. Read More...