Space Exploration Technologies’ Dragon spaceship has begun its journey back to Earth nearly a week after docking at the International Space Station.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured the Dragon cargo ship, the first privately owned vehicle to reach the orbital outpost.
The space shuttle <em>Discovery</em> has made its final voyage a piggyback jet ride to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Virginia.
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/ 24 November 2011
A nuclear-powered rover is set to begin a nine-month journey to Mars this weekend to learn if the planet is or ever was suitable for life.
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/ 25 September 2011
A six-tonne Nasa science satellite crashed to Earth on Saturday, leaving a mystery about where a tonne of space debris may have landed.
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/ 24 September 2011
A six-tonne Nasa science satellite plunged through the atmosphere early on Saturday, breaking up and possibly scattering debris in Canada.
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/ 20 September 2011
Nasa plans to spend $1.6-billion over the next two years bolstering industry efforts to develop space taxis, officials said on Monday.
Nasa is making plans to leave the International Space Station unmanned for a few days in case the Russian rocket can’t be fixed before mid-November.
A Nasa satellite was hoisted aboard an Atlas 5 rocket on Wednesday in preparation for launch on a mission to the heart of Jupiter
Nasa announced details of plans on Friday to determine if Mars has or ever had the ingredients for life.