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Soyuz Rocket Set to Launch Progress 63 Resupply Craft Amidst Space Station's Heaviest Traffic Ever

Soyuz Rocket Set to Launch Progress 63 Resupply Craft Amidst Space Station's Heaviest Traffic Ever

On the heals of Orbital ATK’s latest Cygnus resupply mission, Roscosmos’s Progress 63 launches this afternoon from the Baikonur Cosmodrome...

Expedition 47 Crew Launches Toward ISS for Record-Breaking Mission

Expedition 47 Crew Launches Toward ISS for Record-Breaking Mission

The final three members of ISS Expedition 47 are launching to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz-FG rocket. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams...

Astronaut Scott Kelly Announces Retirement from NASA After One-Year Mission

Astronaut Scott Kelly Announces Retirement from NASA After One-Year Mission

Astronaut and retired U.S. Navy Captain Scott Kelly announced his retirement from NASA yesterday, via Facebook. In a letter entitled, “A thousand miles begins with a single step...

One-Year Mission Aboard International Space Station Comes to an End

One-Year Mission Aboard International Space Station Comes to an End

Late Tuesday night, as many in the United States were getting ready for bed, three space travelers were plummeting back to Earth after having departed the International Space Station just a few hours earlier...