Soyuz TMA-07M docks with space station

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft glided to a smooth holiday docking with the International Space Station Friday, bringing three fresh crew members to the lab complex after a two-day orbital chase.
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Soyuz and three-man crew blast off on flight to space station

Braving arctic temperatures, a Russian Soyuz spacecraft roared to life and streaked smoothly into orbit Wednesday, carrying a veteran three-man crew on a two-day flight to the International Space Station. Read More...

Soyuz set for flight to space station

Looking forward to Christmas in orbit, a Russian cosmonaut, a Canadian shuttle veteran and a NASA physician-astronaut made final preparations for blastoff Wednesday aboard a Soyuz spacecraft. Read More...

As planned, moon probes crash into lunar cliff

Going out with a bang, two small NASA probes that flew in formation to precisely map the moon's gravity field crashed into a mile-high mountainside Monday, bringing a successful mission to an abrupt end.
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Successful moon mission set for kamikaze conclusion

Two washing machine-size science probes that have completed their mission to map the lunar gravity field will slam into a mile-high mountainside Monday, bringing a successful mission to a kamikaze conclusion.
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Air Force launches unmanned spaceplane on third flight

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Tuesday, boosting an unmanned military spaceplane into orbit for the program's third classified mission. Read More...

Yearlong station flight challenging but doable, astronaut says

Spending a year in the cramped confines of the International Space Station will be challenging, but the two crewmen who plan to do just that in 2015-16 say they don't anticipate any major problems. Read More...

NASA announces new Mars rover

NASA announced plans Tuesday to build and launch a new rover to the red planet in 2020 based on the design of the agency's hugely successful Curiosity. Read More...

Voyager enters unexpected region near edge of interstellar space

NASA's aging Voyager 1 probe has crossed into an unexpected, exceedingly remote region of the solar system that may represent the spacecraft's final step before moving into the vast realm of interstellar space.
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Curiosity detects organics, but more tests needed for conclusive result

NASA's Curiosity rover has found traces of simple organic compounds in a martian soil sample, but more tests are needed to rule out the presence of any lingering earthly contaminants in the rover's science gear. Read More...